Milton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Prittlewell
Historical Forms
- Mildentunā 1086 DB
- Mid(d)elton(a) 1155–8 Delisle 1204 FF 1248,1254 Ass 1285 Ch 1341 NI
- Middleton 1313 Ipm
- Middleton alias Mylton 1548 FF
- Milton, Mylton 1342 FF
- Mylton Shore 1539 Admiralty
- Melton Hall 1768 M
Etymology
Milton (6″) is Mildentunā 1086 DB, Mid (d )elton (a )1155–8 Delisle, 1204 FF, 1248, 1254Ass , 1285 Ch, 1341 NI, Middleton 1313 Ipm, Middleton alias Mylton 1548FF , Milton , Mylton 1342FF et passim , Mylton Shore 1539 Admiralty, Melton Hall 1768 M. 'The middle tun,' situated between Leigh and Southchurch (M i, 296). The name now survives only in Milton Road and House.Milton Hall is now Nazareth Ho, so called because occupied by the Sisters of Nazareth .