Category Archives: Medieval history

Jack Hargreaves: ‘Why 79 Dorset Villages vanished’

Posted on March 8, 2022 by miltonabbashistorygroup

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 →

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St Catherine’s Chapel

Posted on January 1, 2022 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This magical and mysterious and religious place was restored by Sir Everard Hambro in 1903. It was re-consecrated that year and the first service in several centuries performed on the Feast of St Catherine 25th November 1903 by the Reverend … Continue reading →

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Charter of bounds between Middelton and Helton, 1319

Posted on March 24, 2020 by miltonabbashistorygroup

The Milton Abbey Priory Archive is a roll of parchment in the Dorset History Centre which contains twenty separate documents all written in Medieval Latin. The first document is the Metes and Bounds of Milton Abbas with Woolland, dated 1384/5. … Continue reading →

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Winchester College Muniments

Posted on November 28, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

The archives at Winchester College are very important for the history of Milton Abbey prior to the surrender in 1539. We were fortunate to contact the archivist who gave us access to photograph some of the key documents in this … Continue reading →

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The People of the Parish, Katherine French, 2001

Posted on November 25, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This excellent book uses pre-Reformation Churchwardens Accounts to show what life was like for the people of the parish, including rural parishes in the 14th, 15th and early 16th centuries. How the parish worked as a community, including of course … Continue reading →

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Manors of Milton Abbey at Domesday

Posted on April 28, 2019 by miltonabbashistorygroup

We have started to research these places using Place Names of Dorset, A D Mills; An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, by the Royal Commission, and History; Antiquities of the County of Dorset by John Hutchins, 3rd edition … Continue reading →

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