MILTON
The modern town of Bournemouth (now in Dorset) is centred on the ancient parish of Milton.
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"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."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 6 September 2004 - David Hawgood]
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