Milton Abbas
Milton Abbas photos (23 available)
Milton Abbas maps (2 available)
Map of Dorset
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Milton Abbas books (24 available)
Dorchester Town Walk Guide
Paperback
Bournemouth Photographic Memories
Paperback
- 5 photos on Milton Abbas appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Milton Abbas
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Drakes of Hilton
For many generations the DRAKE family lived in the Hilton area. My gg grandfather was George DRAKE a Woodman. His son, Charles left the village and worked as a domestic coachman in the London area. My grandfather Ben, Charles' son, had three maiden cousins living in Hilton during WW2. My Uncle Kenneth had stayed with them in August 1944. During the war Fanny was the local bus driver, Julia the postmistress and Minnie a teacher. During a holiday in Dorset in 1968 my uncle had visited them again to show his sons where he had stayed. Fortunately he took a photo of Minnie and Fanny. Julia had died 1961 and was interned in Hilton Church burial ground. The other ...read more here
A memory of Hilton contributed by Ray Harrington-Vail
Melcombe Bingham
I am from this family - my grandmother was a Melcombe.
A memory of Melcombe Bingham contributed by miriam hemmons
Melcombe Bingham Chapel
For Kelly Bingham 28th Generation Bingham
A memory of Melcombe Bingham contributed by Kathleen Brooks
Mother's memories
My mother Patricia Bingham visited Bingham's Melcombe probably in the 1950's and told me, her daughter, that the house was derelict and the hall was being used as a hayshed! I do hope to vist the place at some time next year, and wonder who owns it now and if possible to get in touch with the present owner. Look forward to hearing from someone sometime. Hilary Bingham White.
A memory of Melcombe Bingham contributed by Hilary White
Extracts From Milton Abbas & Dorset books
Recent residents may have had cause to be grateful to Lord Dorchester for his patriarchal act. The cottages of the new village were probably healthier and more substantial than those of the old settlement.
An extract from from"Dorset Living Memories".
When the first Earl of Dorchester purchased Milton Abbey in 1752, he had the entire village dismantled and rebuilt further away from his new home. This picturesque village with its carefully tended gardens is the result of his quest for privacy.
An extract from from"Dorset Living Memories".
King Athelstan built an abbey here in 933, though little survives except parts of the refectory. William Damer, Earl of Dorchester, demolished the old village in a quest for privacy, building this new settlement not far away.
An extract from from"Dorset Revisited Photographic Memories".
When the first Earl of Dorchester purchased Milton Abbey in 1752, he had the entire village dismantled, moving it further away from his new home. The picturesque village we see today with its carefully-tended gardens is the result of his quest for privacy.
An extract from from"Dorset Pocket Album".
When the first Earl of Dorchester purchased Milton Abbey in 1752, he had the entire village dismantled, moving
it further away from his new home. The picturesque village we see today with its carefully-tended gardens is the
result of his quest for privacy.
An extract from from"Dorset Photographic Memories".