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Milton Abbas, par., eccl. dist., and vil., Dorset - par., 1392 ac., pop. 873; eccl. dist. (comprising parts of Chesilborne and Owermoigne pars.), pop. 956; vil., 6 miles SW. of Blandford; P.O., T.O.; Milton Abbey (1771), seat of Baron Hambro, succeeded an old monastic institution founded (10th century) by King Athelstan, and includes the refectory (1498) of the old abbey; the abbey church, now used as a private chapel, dates from the reign of Edward II.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, ecclesiastical district, and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Milton Abbas AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place: | Milton Abbas |
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