How did the road get its name?
The road is named after the owner of the land, Hilary Arthur Revel Tolkien (1894-1976), who was the younger brother of J R R Tolkien. Hilary Tolkien had started Station Garden Nurseries in the 1920s and lived at Blackminster until his death in 1976.
When did housing development begin?
Four houses were built in the second decade of the 21st century with an entrance from Station Road. Two of the houses have an address of Station Road, but the other two, which front on to Birmingham Road, have been given the address of Hilary Gardens.
Numbering system
There are just two houses in Hilary Gardens, numbers 1 & 2.
