Milton
"MILTON, a parish in the hundred of Christchurch, county Hants, 7 miles W. of Lymington, its post town, and 6 S. of the Christchurch Road railway station. The parish, which is of large extent, is situated on Christchurch Bay, about midway between the towns of Christchurch and Lymington; it contains the hamlets of Ashley, Bashley, Earton, Chewton, Gore, and Wootton, and is chiefly agricultural. The living is a perpetual curacy* in the diocese of Winchester, value £120, in the patronage of the Vicar of Milford. The church, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, is a modern structure, with its original square tower containing two bells. The parochial charities produce about £4 per annum. There is a National school for both sexes. The Baptists, Independents, and Wesleyans have places of worship."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
Cemeteries
- Ashley Baptist Church, Lower Ashley Road, Ashley, Baptist, New Milton
- Cemetery, Gore Road, Cemetery, New Milton
- St Mary Magdalene, Church Lane, Church of England, New Milton
Church Records
- Ashley Baptist Church, Lower Ashley Road, Ashley, Baptist, New Milton
- Old Milton Baptist Church, Old Milton Road, Baptist, New Milton
- St Peter, Ashley Common Road, Church of England, Ashley
- St Mary Magdalene, Church Lane, Church of England, New Milton
- Barton on Sea Methodist Church, Cliffe Road, Methodist, Barton on Sea
- St John, St Johns Road, Other, Bashley
- Evangelical Free Church, Whitefield Road, Other, New Milton
- Kingdom Hall, Elm Avenue, Other, New Milton
- New Life Church, Gore Road, Other, New Milton
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Mount Avenue, Roman Catholic, New Milton
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Gazetteers
- A transcription of the section for Milton from
the National Gazetteer (1868).
- The entry for Milton from
A Vision of Britain through time.
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History
- The entry for Milton from British History Online.
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