Hillmorton is a suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, around south-east of Rugby town centre, forming much of the eastern half of the town. It is also a ward of the Borough of Rugby. Hillmorton was historically a village in its own right, but was incorporated into Rugby in 1932. Hillmorton also encompasses the Paddox housing estate to the west of the old village, which is shown on many maps as 'Hillmorton Paddox', this area however is part of a separate ward called 'Paddox'. History Settlements in the Hillmorton area spread into the prehistoric era. Archaeological digs at near Ashlawn Road in 2017 found remains of human settlement dating back to the Bronze Age (1000 – 500 BC), as well as numerous finds of occupation from the Roman period, including items of pottery and the remains of pottery or tile kilns. Before Rugby spread to the east, Hillmorton was a village. The village was formed by amalgamation of two settlements: Hull and Morton: The former being the part on high ground, the latter being the part on lower ground to the north where the church of St. John the Baptist stands, and where the canal runs through. Morton was mentioned in the Domesday Book as land that in 1066 before the invasion of William the Conqueror included portions belonging to Waltheof (of Hillmorton), to Viking (of Barcheston) and to Grimkel and Swein; by 1096 the parish was in the ancient hundred of Marton and had been partitioned between new Tenants-in-chief: the Count of Meulan who enfeuded Waltheof's portion, Richard the Forester who possessed Viking's portion, and Hugh de Grandmesnil who possessed Grimkel and Swein's land. In the 12th century the Domesday hundreds of Meretone (Marton), Bomelau (Bumbelowe) and Stanlei were combined, so Hillmorton was in the Rugby subdivision of Knightlow Hundred. To this day, a division exists between the upper and lower parts of the old village. The church of Saint John the Baptist in lower Hillmorton is the oldest building in the locality, with the oldest parts dating from the 13th Century. It is now grade II* listed. The main road between Coventry and Northampton (now the A428 road) runs through upper Hillmorton, and at one time a market was held there. The market began in 1265 when a charter was granted to Thomas de Astley, ancestor of the Barons Astley. He and his wife are buried in the churchyard;