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World War 1 Exhibition
Exhibitions will be in Reading Rooms and St James Church, Milton Abbas, 5 to 7 Oct 2018. Refreshments will be available. Click here for latest news.
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Click here to see a list of all the Milton Abbas men who fought in WWI. Is your ancestor on the list? If so, we would love to hear from you. Do you have any photographs, stories or artefacts to share with us.
Tag Archives: landscape
Location, location, location
In order to locate the key points on the Woodward 1770 survey and map, the Milton Abbas Local History Group have purchased a hand held sat nav – We can now find on the ground, on the site of the … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, history, landscape, Milton Abbey
Tagged Joseph Damer, landscape, Lord Milton, Milton Abbey, tracks
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Place Names of Dorset, Part 3
This marvellous book has an amazing amount of information. Part 3 covers Whiteway Hundred which includes Milton Abbas and the adjoining parishes of Woolland, Stoke Wake, Hilton and Ibberton. It details the origins of place names, road and track names … Continue reading
Posted in Anglo-Saxon, Domesday, history, local history, Milton Abbas, Milton Abbey, records
Tagged boundary, Dorset, field name, landscape, local history, Milton Abbas, place name, tracks
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Holloways and Sunken Paths, the Mysterious Ancient Highways
Originally posted on The Dorset Rambler:
There are thousands of ancient paths criss crossing Dorset’s wonderful countryside but none more fascinating than these labyrinthine paths like the one in the picture above which goes by the interesting name of Hell Lane! These…
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Tagged boundary, landscape, local history, Milton Abbas, Milton Abbey, tracks
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Of a once grand abbey, a once thriving village, glorious greenery, and a graveyard
Originally posted on The Dorset Rambler:
I woke to a glorious sunny morning, eager to get out on the trail again. I had already decided which walk I wanted to do – it started from the picture postcard village of…
Fanny Burney on Milton Abbey
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
Promotion Leaflet
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.
Posted in archaeology, Dorset, family history, history, landscape, local, local history, Milton Abbas, Milton Abbey
Tagged Dorset, family history, Joseph Damer, landscape, local history, Lord Milton, Milton Abbas, Milton Abbey
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