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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
MILTON, a village and a parish in Abingdon district, Berks. The village stands near a small affluent of the river Thames, 1 mile NE of Steventon r. station, and 3 S by W of Abingdon; and has a post office under Steventon. The parish comprises 1,431 acres. Real property, £3,246. Pop., 429. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. The manor, with Milton House, belongs to J. B. Barrett, Esq. Milton House is a Tudor edifice, built by Inigo Jones; and has attached to it a Roman Catholic chapel, with ancient stained-glass windows. Milton Hill is the seat of J. S. Bowles, Esq. The parish is a meet for the old Berkshire hounds. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £560. * Patron, Christ Church, Oxford. The church has lately been thoroughly restored, and has a good decorated porch and a tower. There are an endowed school with £67 a year, and charities £34.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Milton AP/CP Abingdon RegD/PLU Berkshire AncC |
| Place: | Milton |
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