Category Archives: local

Visit of King Edward VII to Milton Abbey, 1909

Posted on July 18, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Here is a view of the beaters for the shoot. does anyone have relatives who were estate workers at Milton Abbey in 1909. It would be good if we could recognise any of these men.  

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Fanny Burney on Milton Abbey

Posted on July 18, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Fanny Burney on Milton Abbey Frances Burney – Madam D’Arblay visited Milton Abbey and Milton Abbas in 1791. She was not too impressed by Lord Milton’s new “town”. This is one of the very few contemporary comments. It is a … Continue reading →

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Promotion Leaflet

Posted on July 15, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

The Milton Abbas Local History Group promotion leaflet is now available in our local area. It will be available at our exhibit at the Street Fair.

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Hutchins’ History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset

Posted on July 12, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Hutchins’ ‘History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset’ Author Rev. John Hutchins, curate at Milton Abbey. Published in 3 Editions: 1st Ed, 1774, 2 Vols, Milton Abbas Vol 2, pages 430 – 448. 19 pages 2nd Ed, 1796 – 1815, … Continue reading →

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Parish Registers of Milton Abbas

Posted on July 10, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Parish Registers of Milton Abbas Parish registers in England were first kept in 1538, recording details of baptisms (not births) marriages and burials (not deaths). However the earliest surviving examples are those entered into the new books as ordered in … Continue reading →

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Rural Life – guide to local records

Posted on July 8, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

  Author Peter Edwards. Although out of date – it was published in 1993 – it is a useful summary of the documents that are available which need to be examined to complete a history of a rural parish.

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View of the Street

Posted on July 7, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

  A lovely view of The Street of Milton Abbas nestled in its valley. Unfortunately this is not how Capability Brown intended it. It was meant to be much more open with a clear view from this spot across the … Continue reading →

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Local History in England

Posted on July 7, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

  This book is out of date, it was published in 1984, the days before the internet. I borrowed it from Libraries West. It is out of print but can be bought for £0.01 plus p&p. In spite of this … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 7, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

The only remaining evidence of the Anglo-Saxons at Milton Abbas is this stump of a market cross. It has no display board pointing out its importance to the history of the community. It is sad to see such a lack … Continue reading →

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17th and 18th Century spelling

Posted on June 29, 2017 by miltonabbashistorygroup

After transcribing the Churchwardens, and Overseers of the Poor books the spelling and language are of interest – there was no dictionary to standardise spelling – so people just wrote as they heard and spoke; there are words which the … Continue reading →

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