Milton Abbey
Early-attested site in the Parish of Milton Abbas
Historical Forms
- monasterium et abbathiam de Middeltone 843 BCS739
- Abbatia de Middeltune 1086 DB
- Middleton Abbey 1331 Pat
- Monasterii beate Marie et S'cique Sampsonis de Mydelton 1531 AD
Etymology
Milton Abbey (ST 799024), monasterium et abbathiam de Middeltone 843 for 934 (17) BCS 739, Abbatia de Middeltune 1086 DB, Middleton Abbey 1331 Pat, Monasterii beate Marie et S 'cique Sampsonis de Mydelton 1531AD , a Benedictine abbey founded 933 by Athelstan (VCHDo 258–62), cf. also Ecclesia Middeltunensis 1086DB, 'church of St Mary of Myddelton '1268 FF, ecclesiam S 'ci Samps ' de Middelton '1280Ass , Abby Church , The Abby Barn , Abby Gdn , Convent Gdn , Vicarage Ho c. 1771DROMap , v. foll.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bagber Fm, West Bagber Bldgs, West Bagber Copse
- Chescombe Fm, Chescombe Lane
- Delcombe Bottom, Delcombe Dairy Fm, Delcombe Fm, Delcombe Head, Delcombe Wd
- Hewish Fm, Hewish Hill Bldgs
- East Luccombe Fms, West Luccombe Fms, Luccombe Down, Luccombe Hill
Other OS name
- Abbey Church, The Abbey Park
- Almshouses
- Avenue Plant.
- Barnes's Hill Fm
- Blagdon Copse
- Broadfield
- Cayles Down Copse
- Coombe (Pit) Plant.
- Crincombe Btm, Crincombe Ctgs
- Dale Ctg
- Deer Park
- Gallows Corner
- Great Down Clump
- Green Down
- Green Hill (Plant.)
- Haydon Plant.
- Higher Lodge
- Hill Ho
- Hoggen Down
- Horse Park Plant.
- Lady Caroline's Drive
- Londonderry
- Long Ash Fm
- Long Close Fm
- Lower Lodge (Plant.)
- Milton Mill (Clump)
- Milton Park Fm, Milton Park Wd
- Monmouth's Hill
- New Close (Ctgs)
- New Lodge
- Oxhouse Ctgs
- Pigeon Ho Plant.
- Ruins Plant.
- St Catherine's Chapel
- St James's Church
- St Mary's Church
- Shop Ho Plant.
- Squibb's Knoll
- Stable Barrow
- Windmill Clump
- Woodsdown