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Author Archives: miltonabbashistorygroup
Markets and Fairs
©Bryan Phillips Nov 2024 See our new webpage for yet another mystery in the history of Milton Abbas. There is an explanation of St Sampson’s day fair on this website too. Milton Abbas fair was the second biggest in Dorset … Continue reading
Blandford Literary Festival
1831 Riots ©Bryan Phillips Nov 2024 Blandford Museum has been been working with the University of the West of England (UWE) to bring the story of the 1831 Reform Riots to public attention. One of the riots took place in … Continue reading
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Cerne Abbas: its abbey and giant
©Bryan Phillips Oct 2024 We were at the recent conference ‘Cerne Giant and other Wessex Hill Figures’ at the Dorset Museum which discussed the dating of the phallic giant. There were some interesting talks: one by Barbara Yorke, University of … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Saxon, archaeology, Dorset, Milton Abbey, St Catherine's Chapel
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Winchester College Archives – new findings
©Bryan Phillips Oct 2024 A huge thank you to Winchester College and their archivist, Suzanne Foster, for helping the Milton Abbas Local History Group with its medieval research. There are early manorial documents concerning many of Milton Abbey’s manors. These … Continue reading
Posted in document, history, local history, Medieval history, Milton Abbey
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WW1 Research
©Bryan Phillips Oct 2024 Pamela Phillips has been busy downloading newspaper articles for the period 1911 to 1920 concerning Milton Abbas people before, during and after WW1. Around 150 new articles have been transcribed and added to our Records. These … Continue reading
Posted in Hambro, local history, Milton Abbas, WWI
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DORSET FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY OPEN WEEKEND
©Bryan Phillips Sep 2024 On Saturday 5th October and Sunday 6th October 2024, 10am – 3pm both days, our Treetops Research Centre will be open for anyone to call in, meet our volunteers, see what we have to offer and … Continue reading
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New Season – we’re ready!
©Bryan Phillips Sep 2024 The Milton Abbas Local History Group is about to embark on its new season of talks and research. The talks will be focused on the history of Milton Abbas and they will mostly be given by … Continue reading
Posted in document, Dorset, history, local history, Medieval history, Milton Abbas
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More Mysteries – can you help?
©Bryan Phillips Sep 2024 There are still plenty of mysteries to solve in the history of Milton Abbas, click on the drop-down list on our web page. One of our new members, Derek Robinson, has sent us an intriguing picture … Continue reading
Posted in Dorset, family history, local history, Milton Abbas
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Reverend Herbert Pentin
©Bryan Phillips Sep 2024 was vicar here 1901 to 1914 and he was interested in the history of Milton Abbas, writing several articles for the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Society as it was then, now called the Dorset Natural … Continue reading
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The Hawkins family of Milton Abbas
©Bryan Phillips Aug 2024 Want to know more about the lives of people who once lived in Milton Abbas? Do you have BARNES, HARVEY, HAWKINS, HAM, MITCHELL, or STANDFIELD ancestors? Our member Clive Barnes gave a presentation to the Milton … Continue reading
Milton Abbas Local History Group, Dorset, UK 