North Hill is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of East. It is bounded on the North by Lewannick, on the East by Lezant and Linkinhorne, on the South by Linkinhorne and St Cleer, and on the West by Altarnun. North Hill ( now more commonly spelled Northill) is divided into East and West portions by the River Lynher. The principal villages and hamlets are the Churchtown, Coads Green, Bathpool, Middlewood, Congdons Shop, Illand or Yelland, Newtown and Trebartha.