Milton Abbas, The Village c.1965
Photo ref: M80045
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Photo ref: M80045
Photo of Milton Abbas, The Village c.1965

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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.

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