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Category Archives: Dorset
House History
© Anne Brown Dec 2024 At our meeting 4 December 2024 following Bryan Phillips’ presentation on ‘Researching Local History’, many members expressed an interest in studying their house history. Bryan gave an indication of how to start your house history … 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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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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One Place Studies
©Bryan Phillips May 2024 If you have an ancestor who came from Milton Abbas at any time in the past going as far back as 1317 then you are in luck! We have already done the research that you need … Continue reading
Moved villages – Holkham, Norfolk
Although the Right Honourable Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester, decided to move the village of Holkham to allow the building of his new stately home in the 1730s, it might have been an example of an earlier moved village, but … Continue reading
Posted in Damer, Dorset, local history, Milton Abbas, Old Town of Milton Abbas
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James Jacob of Waterloo
(1790-1856) Research by Clive Barnes Veteran of Waterloo The returning soldier was a common theme in early 19C literature. This illustration is taken from an 1803 collection by Whatcombe-born poet William Holloway. James Jacob was the third son of carpenter … Continue reading
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St Catherine’s Chapel – medieval tiles
The Milton Abbas Local History Group have been recording all the medieval tiles in the Chapel. We have photographed them at high resolution. The tiles were moved from the Abbey Church during its Victorian restoration. They show the results of … Continue reading
Posted in Dorset, Milton Abbey, St Catherine's Chapel
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Milton Abbas Lake
Our member Clive Barnes gave a presentation summarising his excellent research on the design and building of the dam and lake by Lord Milton to our history group on 1 June. This presentation with maps ‘Lord Milton and the Lake’ … Continue reading
Posted in Damer, document, Dorset, landscape, local history, transcription
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Jack Hargreaves: ‘Why 79 Dorset Villages vanished’
Thanks to Jill Arnold who runs the Arnold Family Facebook page who for reminding me of Jack Hargreaves. I used to watch his series of ‘Out of Town’ every week. Jack lived in Belchawell, just 5 miles from Milton Abbas. … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Saxon, Dorset, landscape, local history, Medieval history
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Milton Abbas Local History Group, Dorset, UK 