Hilton
Encyclopedia
Companies
- Hilton Worldwide, a global hospitality company based in the United States
- Hilton HotelsHilton HotelsHilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
, an international chain of hotels trademarked by Hilton Worldwide - Hilton Garden InnHilton Garden InnHilton Garden Inn is a chain of hotels trademarked by the Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand, a key competitor...
, a chain of hotels trademarked by Hilton Worldwide - Homewood Suites by HiltonHomewood Suites by HiltonHomewood Suites by Hilton is an American chain of all-suite residential-style hotels managed by the Hilton Worldwide. As of April 2011, the chain consists of 306 hotels and another 75 under development...
, a chain of hotels trademarked by Hilton Worldwide - Home2 Suites by HiltonHome2 Suites by HiltonHome2 Suites by Hilton is a mid-tier, all-suite extended-stay hotel featuring contemporary accommodations and customizable guest room design. The newest franchise member of Hilton Worldwide hotels will compete with Marriott TownePlace and InterContinental Hotels Group's Candlewood Suites...
, a new chain of hotels trademarked by Hilton Worldwide - Hilton Grand Vacations CompanyHilton Grand Vacations CompanyHilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide, is based in Orlando, Florida. In addition, there are regional offices in Marco Island, Florida and Sanibel Island, Florida....
, a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide - Hilton HHonors, the loyalty program for all brands of Hilton Worldwide hotels and resorts
- Hilton Hotels
- Hilton instrumentsHilton instrumentsHilton Instruments Ltd was established in 1989, and since then has built an impressive portfolio of clients. Focussing on supply of laboratory equipment, consumables and chemicals, it supplies to mainly the Oil and Gas industry worldwide....
, a supplier of laboratory equipment, consumables and chemicals, based in the UK - LadbrokesLadbrokesLadbrokes plc is a British based gambling company. It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow, London owned by Bhavin Kakaiya. From 14 May 1999 to 23 February 2006, when it owned the Hilton hotel brand outside the United States, it was known as Hilton Group plc...
, a British based gambling company, known as Hilton Group plc from May 1999 to February 2006
Places
With an original meaning of "hill farm" or "hill settlement", Hilton is a very common place name in English speaking countries. Many of these places remain single farms or dwellings, whilst some have grown into villages and towns.Australia
- Hilton, South AustraliaHilton, South AustraliaHilton is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of West Torrens, for which it is the council seat.-History:The land now covering the suburb of Hilton was received by Matthew Davenport Hill in 1839...
, a suburb of Adelaide - Hilton, Western AustraliaHilton, Western AustraliaHilton is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle.The suburb has an eclectic mixture of weatherboard, fibro and brick dwellings...
, a suburb of Perth - Hilton South Wharf Melbourne
- Hilton On the Park Melbourne
- Hilton Airport, Tullamarine
Canada
- Hilton, OntarioHilton, OntarioHilton is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, comprising the southeast quadrant of St. Joseph Island in the Algoma District. It surrounds, but does not include, the independent village of Hilton Beach....
, a township in the Canadian province of Ontario - Hilton Beach, OntarioHilton Beach, OntarioHilton Beach is a village located in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the northeastern shore of St. Joseph Island in the North Channel of Lake Huron, approximately 60 kilometres from Sault Ste. Marie...
, a small village surrounded by the township - Hilton Falls Conservation AreaHilton Falls Conservation AreaHilton Falls Conservation Area located in Campbellville, Ontario is a conservation area known for its ten-meter waterfall and hiking trails. It constitutes and also offers mountain biking, cross-country skiing...
, located in Campbellville, Ontario
Norway
- Hilton, a farm near KløftaKløftaKløfta is a village located in Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway. It has a population of approximately 6,000 inhabitats.Literally translated, the name means 'the cleft' in English. It probably refers to a junction of three roads heading for Oslo, Trondheim and Kongsvinger. At Kløfta, the road RV2...
, Ullensaker, known as the birthplace of Augustus Hilton, father of American hotelier Conrad Hilton
South Africa
- Hilton, KwaZulu-NatalHilton, KwaZulu-NatalHilton is a small town that lies on the brow of the escarpment above Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 1872 the Reverend WO Newnham opened Hilton College here, one of South Africa's leading private schools....
, a town next to Pietermaritzburg - Hilton, Bloemfontein, a suburb of BloemfonteinBloemfonteinBloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...
United Kingdom
- England
- Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock PierHilton Docklands Nelson Dock PierHilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier is the official name of a pier on the south bank of the River Thames in Rotherhithe, London, UK.-Services:The pier is served by the Canary Wharf - Rotherhithe Ferry, operated by Thames Clipper, which crosses the Thames to the Canary Wharf business district.Boats...
, the official name of a pier on the south bank of the River Thames in Rotherhithe, London - Hilton Park (stadium)Hilton Park (stadium)Hilton Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was the home of Leigh Centurions rugby league club and Leigh Genesis F.C. association football club...
, a multi-use stadium in Leigh, Greater Manchester - Hilton Park HallHilton Park HallHilton Park Hall is an 18th century mansion house now in use as an Office and Business Centre at Hilton, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. It is a Grade I listed building....
, an 18th century mansion house now in use as an office and business centre at Hilton, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire - Hilton Park servicesHilton Park servicesHilton Park services is a motorway service station, between junctions 10a and 11 of the M6 motorway in Staffordshire, England. The nearest city is Wolverhampton.-History:...
, a motorway service station, between junctions 10a and 11 of the M6 motorway in Staffordshire - Hilton, CambridgeshireHilton, CambridgeshireHilton is a village in Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, England, about 11 miles northwest of Cambridge. The parish adjoins the parishes of Elsworth, Fenstanton, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey, Papworth Everard and Papworth St Agnes...
, a village - Hilton, Cornwall, a farm
- Hilton, CumbriaHilton, CumbriaHilton is a village in Cumbria, England in the civil parish of Coupland, about 2 km east of Appleby-in-Westmorland.Some 4 km to the northeast of Hilton, between Hilton Fell and Murton Fell in Scordale, is the Hilton Mine Initially worked for lead ore in the nineteenth century by the London Lead...
, a village - Hilton, DerbyshireHilton, DerbyshireHilton is a village not far from Derby.-History:Hilton was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth ten shillings...
, a village - Hilton, DorsetHilton, DorsetHilton is a village in north Dorset, England. It lies at an altitude of 135 metres in a small valley in the eastern part of the Dorset Downs. The summit of Bulbarrow Hill is 1.5 miles north of the village. The nearest town is Blandford Forum, which lies 8 miles east-north-east...
, a village - Hilton, County DurhamHilton, County DurhamHilton is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.It is a small village with an estimated population of around 400...
, a village - Hilton, North Yorkshire, a village
- Hilton, ShropshireHilton, ShropshireHilton is a village in Shropshire, England....
, a village - Hilton, StaffordshireHilton, StaffordshireHilton is a village in Staffordshire, England....
, a village - Hylton CastleHylton CastleHylton Castle is a ruined stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in the late 14th to early 15th century...
in Hylton district of Sunderland- Cauld Lad of HyltonCauld Lad of HyltonThe ruins of Hylton Castle are reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a murdered stable boy Robert Skelton, known locally as the Cauld Lad of Hylton...
, the ghost of a murdered stable boy that haunts the ruins of Hylton Castle
- Cauld Lad of Hylton
- North HyltonNorth HyltonNorth Hylton is a suburb of Sunderland, in northeast England. It is the site of Hylton Castle and falls on the north bank of River Wear opposite South Hylton....
, a suburb of Sunderland, in northeast England - South Hylton Metro stationSouth Hylton Metro stationSouth Hylton Metro station serves the suburb of South Hylton on the banks of the River Wear. The station opened as part of the Sunderland extension in 2002...
, serves the village of South Hylton on the banks of the River - South HyltonSouth HyltonSouth Hylton is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Lying west of Sunderland city centre on the south bank of the River Wear, South Hylton has a population of 10,317...
in Sunderland
- Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier
- Scotland
- Hilton (Cupar), Fife, a country estate
- Hilton (Dunfermline), Fife, a farm
- Hilton (Inverkeilor), Angus, a farm
- Hilton (near Bieldside), Aberdeen, a farm
- Hilton (near Portmahomack), Highland, a farm
- Hilton (near Rosehill), AberdeenHilton (near Rosehill), AberdeenHilton is a former village, now a neighbourhood, located just north of Rosehill, Aberdeen in the city of Aberdeen....
, a former village, now a neighbourhood - Hilton (near Tain), Highland, a farm
- Hilton (Rosyth), Fife, a farm
- Hilton of CadbollHilton of CadbollHilton of Cadboll, or simply Hilton, is a village about southeast of Tain in Easter Ross, is in the Scottish council area of Highland It is famous for the Hilton of Cadboll Stone....
, a village- Hilton of Cadboll StoneHilton of Cadboll StoneThe Hilton of Cadboll Stone is a Class II Pictish stone discovered at Hilton of Cadboll, on the Tarbat Peninsula in Easter Ross, Scotland. It is one of the most magnificent of all Pictish cross-slabs. On the seaward-facing side is a Christian cross, and on the landward facing side are secular...
, a Class II Pictish stone discovered at Hilton of Cadboll
- Hilton of Cadboll Stone
- Hilton, Banff, a farm
- Hilton, BerwickshireHilton, BerwickshireHilton is a village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland....
, a village - Hilton, Buchan, a farm
- Hilton, Clackmannan, a farm
- Hilton, InvernessHilton, InvernessHilton is a former village located adjacent to Inverness, Highland, Scotland, and treated as part of Inverness. As the City has no boundaries, a formal annexation has never happened...
, a former village, now part of the city - Hilton, Kincardine and Mearns, a farm
- Hilton, Marr, a farm
- Hilton, Moray, a farm
- Hilton, Perth and Kinross, a farm
- Hilton, Ross and Cromarty, a farm
- Hilton, Stirling, a farm
United States
- Hilton ColiseumHilton ColiseumJames H. Hilton Coliseum is a 14,356-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa. The arena opened in 1971. It is home to the Iowa State University Cyclones men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling, gymnastics and volleyball teams.-Overview:...
, a 14,057-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa - Hilton Head Island, South CarolinaHilton Head Island, South CarolinaHilton Head Island or Hilton Head is a resort town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is north of Savannah, Georgia, and south of Charleston. The island gets its name from Captain William Hilton...
, a town, located on an island of the same name- Hilton Head AirportHilton Head AirportHilton Head Airport , also known as Hilton Head Island Airport, is a county and town-owned, public-use airport located in northeastern Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by a commercial airline and one...
, a county-owned, public-use airport located in northeastern Hilton Head Island
- Hilton Head Airport
- Foxwoods Theatre, formerly named the Hilton Theatre, a Broadway theatre located at 213 West 42nd Street in New York City
- Hilton VillageHilton VillageHilton Village is a planned, English-village-style neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia. Recognized as a pioneering development in urban planning, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood was built between 1918 and 1921 in response to the need for housing...
, a planned, English-village-style neighborhood in Newport News, Virginia- Hilton Pier/RavineHilton Pier/RavineThe Hilton Pier/Ravine is a park located in the Hilton Village historic district in Newport News, Virginia. It is maintained by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.- Location :...
, a park located in the village
- Hilton Pier/Ravine
- Hilton, New YorkHilton, New YorkHilton is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 5,856 at the 2000 census. The community was named for the Rev. Charles A. Hilton.The Village of Hilton is within the Town of Parma.-History:...
, a village - Hiltons, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Scott County, Virginia
- Savannah/Hilton Head International AirportSavannah/Hilton Head International Airport"Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport , formerly Savannah International Airport, Travis Field and Chatham Field, is a joint civil-military airport located northwest of Savannah, Georgia just off Interstate 95, between Savannah and the city of Pooler, Georgia...
, located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Savannah, Georgia - Willis, Floyd County, VirginiaWillis, Floyd County, VirginiaWillis is an incorporated community in southwestern Floyd County, Virginia, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 221 southwest of the town of Floyd, the county seat of Floyd County. It has an elevation of 2,723 feet . Willis has a post office, and a store called The Willis Village Mart....
, also known as Hylton, an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia - Hilton (Columbus, Georgia)Hilton (Columbus, Georgia)Hilton in Columbus, Georgia was built in 1843. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.It is of Italian Villa architecture. The NRHP listing included with two contributing buildings....
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places - Hilton (Catonsville, Maryland)Hilton (Catonsville, Maryland)Hilton is a historic home located at Catonsville Community College in Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is an early-20th-century Georgian Revival–style mansion created from a stone farmhouse built about 1825, overlooking the Patapsco River valley. The reconstruction was designed by...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Schools
- Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant ManagementHilton College of Hotel and Restaurant ManagementThe Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management is one of twelve academic college of the University of Houston. The college, consisting of several facilities, includes a full-service Hilton Hotel. The College currently offers multiple programs that include: Bachelors of Science...
— an academic college at the University of Houston - Hilton College (South Africa) in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Hilton High School in Hilton, New York, US
- C. D. Hylton High SchoolC. D. Hylton High SchoolC.D. Hylton Senior High School is a public high school located in Woodbridge in Prince William County, Virginia, United States, and part of the Prince William County Public Schools division....
in Woodbridge, Virginia, US - Hylton Red House SchoolHylton Red House SchoolHylton Red House was a comprehensive secondary school for ages 11–16 located in Red House, Sunderland, England.As of 2005 it had 736 students, a fall of 25% since 2000....
, a comprehensive secondary school for ages 11–16 located in Redhouse, Sunderland, England - Hilton Head Preparatory SchoolHilton Head Preparatory SchoolHilton Head Preparatory School is a private school for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade, located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It belongs to the South Carolina Independent Schools Association. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the...
, a private school for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade, located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, US - Hilton Central School DistrictHilton Central School DistrictThe Hilton Central School District is a public school district in New York State that serves approximately 4500 students in the village of Hilton and the towns of Clarkson, Greece, Hamlin and Parma in Monroe County, with over 700 employees and an operating budget of $60 million .The average class...
, a public school district in New York State, US - Hilton Head Christian AcademyHilton Head Christian AcademyHilton Head Christian Academy is a private Christian school for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade, located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States.-History:...
, a private Christian school for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade, located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, US - Hilton Elementary School (Newport News, Virginia)Hilton Elementary School (Newport News, Virginia)Hilton Elementary School is an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia. Hilton is the oldest elementary school in the city still in operation. It was completed in 1919. Hilton is a Communication Arts Magnet School....
, an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, US - Hilton D. Bell Intermediate School, a large intermediate school in the Garden Grove Unified School District in Garden Grove, California
- Hilton Leech House and Amagansett Art SchoolHilton Leech House and Amagansett Art SchoolThe Hilton Leech House and Amagansett Art School is a historic school in Sarasota, Florida. It is located at 1666 Hillview Street. On June 22, 1995, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References and external links:* at * at...
, a historic school in Sarasota, Florida
Other
- Bangkok HiltonBangkok HiltonBangkok Hilton is a three-part Australian mini-series, made in 1989 by Kennedy Miller Productions and directed by Ken Cameron. The title of the mini-series is, in the story, the nickname of a fictional Bangkok prison in which the protagonist is imprisoned.-Plot:Bangkok Hilton begins as Hal Stanton...
(1989), an Australian television miniseries - Chip Hilton Player of the Year AwardChip Hilton Player of the Year AwardThe Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award is presented to a men's college basketball player who is a senior and who has demonstrated personal character both on and off the court, similar to the fictional Chip Hilton character depicted by Hall of Fame coach Clair Bee in the classic Chip Hilton series...
, presented to a basketball player who has demonstrated personal character both on and off the court - Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian PrizeConrad N. Hilton Humanitarian PrizeThe Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is an American non-profit charitable foundation, established in 1944 by hotel entrepreneur Conrad N. Hilton. It remained relatively small until his death on January 3, 1979 when it was named the principal beneficiary of his estate...
, the largest humanitarian award in the world - Eckmann–Hilton argument, an argument in mathematics about two monoid structures on a set where one is a homomorphism for the other
- The Hanoi Hilton (film)The Hanoi Hilton (film)The Hanoi Hilton is a 1987 Vietnam War film which focuses on the experiences of American prisoners of war who were held in the infamous Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi during the 1960s and 1970s and the story is told from their perspectives...
(1987), a Vietnam War film which focuses on the experiences of American prisoners of war who were held in the Hanoi Hilton - Hilton FlightHilton FlightHilton Flight is a horse ridden in international show jumping by Richard Spooner.*Color: Bay*Markings: Star, near fore sock*Height: 17.0 hh *Sex: Gelding*Born: 1993 in Ireland*Breed: Irish Sport Horse...
, a horse ridden in international show jumping by Richard Spooner - Hilton International StakesHilton International StakesThe Hilton International Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for mares aged four years old and over under handicap conditions, over a distance of 2000 metres.It is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne....
, a Group 2 Australian thoroughbred horse race - Hilton QuotaHilton QuotaThe Hilton Quota is the informal name of the Tariff Quota regulated by the Commission Regulation No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 for the European Union.-Beef supplies:...
, the quota applied to beef imported from certain countries into the European Union - Hilton v. GuyotHilton v. GuyotHilton v. Guyot, , was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in which the court described the factors to be used when considering the application of comity.- Opinion of the Court :...
(1895), a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court described the factors to be used when considering the application of comity - Hilton's lawHilton's lawHilton's law expoused by John Hilton in a series of medical lectures given in 1860-1862, is the observation that in the study of anatomy, one often finds that a nerve that innervates a joint also tends to innervate the muscles that move the joint and the skin that covers the distal attachments of...
, an observation on topological anatomy - Hilton's white lineHilton's white lineHilton's white line is a boundary in the anal canal.Below it, lymphatic drainage is to the superficial inguinal nodes.A landmark for the intermuscular border between internal and external anal sphincter muscles...
, a boundary in the anal canal - Hylton v. United StatesHylton v. United StatesHylton v. United States, , was an early United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a tax on carriages did not violate the Article I, Section 9 requirement for the apportioning of direct taxes. It found the carriage tax was an "excise" instead of a "direct tax" requiring...
(1796), a U.S. Supreme Court case involving judicial review - I Want To Be a HiltonI Want To Be a HiltonI Want To Be a Hilton is a 2005 weekly NBC reality television series that was hosted by Kathy Hilton.The show featured people who "Wanted to be like a Hilton." The finalist of the competition receives a prize package that includes a $200,000 trust fund, a new apartment, wardrobe and the opportunity...
(2005), a weekly NBC reality television series that was hosted by Kathy Hilton - London Hilton bombingLondon Hilton bombingOn September 5, 1975 a bomb exploded at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane, London, killing 2 people and injuring 63. The Provisional Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the bombing....
, a 1975 explosion at the Hilton Hotel in London, England - Sydney Hilton bombingSydney Hilton bombingThe Sydney Hilton bombing occurred on 13 February 1978, when a bomb exploded outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. At the time the hotel was the site of the first Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting , a regional off-shoot of the biennial meetings of the heads...
, a 1978 explosion outside the Hilton Hotel in Sydney, Australia
See also
- Hilton Hotel (disambiguation)
- Hilton House (disambiguation)
- Hiltonia, GeorgiaHiltonia, GeorgiaHiltonia is a city in Screven County, Georgia, United States. The population was 421 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hiltonia is located at ....