Viscount Hill, of Hawkstone and of Hardwicke in the County of Salop, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1842 for General Rowland Hill. He had already been created Baron Hill, of Almaraz and of Hawkstone in the County of Salop, in 1814, with remainder to the heirs male of his body, and Baron Hill, of Almarez and of Hawkestone and Hardwicke in the County of Salop, in 1816, with remainder to the heirs male of his elder brother John Hill. The viscountcy was created with the same special remainder. On the first Viscount's death in 1842, the barony of 1814 became extinct as he had no male issue, while he was succeeded in the barony of 1816 and the viscountcy according to the special remainders by his nephew Sir Rowland Hill, 4th Baronet. His son, the 3rd Viscount, sat as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Shropshire North. In 1875, he assumed by royal licence the additional surname of Clegg, which was that of his maternal grandfather. He inherited financial problems from his father which led to the breakup and sale of the family estates.
General Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
Hawkstone Park is a historic landscape park in Shropshire, England, with pleasure grounds and gardens.
Obelisk monument to Rowland Hill, publisher of the Geneva Bible
Eighteenth century view of the landscape
Sir Rowland Hill of Soulton, who bought Hawkstone along with Soulton in 1556. He is associated with the Geneva Bible and Shakespeare's As You Like It.
The Reverend and Right Honourable Richard Hill of Hawkstone (1654–1727)