title: Sainthill
text: # Sainthill
  
  Sainthill, or St. Hill (anciently spelt 'de Sweynthill') is an English surname of Norman origin.
  
  Notable people with this surname include:
  
  * Peter Sainthill (MP for Tiverton) (1593-1648), English politician known for his role in the English Civil War
  * Sir Walter de Sweynthill (died circa 1340), English Knight who represented Devon in the Parliaments of Edward II and Edward III
  * Peter Sainthill (died 1571), English politician
  * Sir Peter Sainthill F.R.S. (1698- 1775), preeminent 18th century surgeon, who served as Master of the Company of Surgeons (1749-1750)
  * Lieutenant-Colonel Windle St. Hill (1839-1918)
  * Loudon Sainthill (1918-1969), Australian artist
  
  Sainthill is also a given name:
  
  