Tag Archives: tracks
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
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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…
Posted in landscape, local history, Milton Abbas, Milton Abbey
Tagged boundary, landscape, local history, Milton Abbas, Milton Abbey, tracks
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