How did the road get its name?
The road is so-named because the houses are built on a small hill on the north side of Main Street. Although the postal address is not Main Street, Hillside forms part of Main Street. When built, the houses were at the western extension of Main Street, so it was logical to give them a separate address. However, since then, further houses have been added to the west which were given the address of Main Street.
When did housing development begin?
Hillside is a development of eight council houses (four pairs of semi-detached houses) built in the 1920s on the site of two old thatched cottages which were demolished.
Numbering system
The numbering is 1-8, going from east to west.
19th and early 20th century auctions and ownership
Until the early 19th century, this land was part of the common fields of Aldington. In 1808, when the Aldington Enclosure Commissioners made their awards, this plot of land was allotted to George Day. On 6th October 1808, just two days after the Enclosure Awards, George Day sold his estate to James Ashwin of Bretforton. The land remained in the Ashwin family until the early part of the 20th century when part of the field was sold to Evesham Rural District Council for council housing.
Who lived on this road in the 19th and early 20th century?
This street on the 1841 census, 1851 census, 1861 census, 1871 census, 1881 census, 1891 census, 1901 census, 1911 census, 1921 census and 1939 Register.
