Milston

Milston
St Mary's, Milston
Milston Location within Wiltshire
Population	130 (in 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SU164453
Civil parish	Milston
Unitary authority	Wiltshire
Shire county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Salisbury
Postcode district	SP4
Dialling code	01980
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	East Wiltshire

Milston is a hamlet and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Salisbury and separated from Durrington by the River Avon. The parish covers two hamlets, Milston and Brigmerston, along with farm buildings on Salisbury Plain. The population in 2011 was 130 – the same as in 1861.^[1]

Heritage

The name Milston derives from the Old English midlest tūn, meaning "middlemost farm/settlement".^[2] Milston Down Wood has earthworks including bowl barrows.^[3] The Nine Mile River rises on Brigmerston Down and is joined by the Damson Brook.

Milston hamlet contains a small Grade II* listed church dedicated to St Mary, erected in the 13th/14th centuries and restored in 1806 and 1906. The single bell in the bellcote dates from about 1209 and the font probably from the 13th century.^[4] It is one of seven Church of England parishes currently covered by the Avon River Team ministry.^[5][6]

The Old Manor House at Milston, dating from 1613, is a Grade II* listed building.^[7]

Notable residents

Milston was the birthplace of the writer and politician Joseph Addison (1672–1719), whose father Lancelot Addison, writer and cleric, was Rector of Milston from 1670 to 1681, when the Rectory burnt down.^[8]

References

1. "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
2. "Milston, Wiltshire". Key to English Place Names. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
3. Historic England. "Bowl barrow, Milston (1009463)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
4. Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Milston (1183149)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
5. "St Mary, Milston". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
6. "All About St Mary's Milston". Avon River Team. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
7. Historic England. "The Old Manor House, Milston (1318536)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
8. ODNB: Pat Rogers, "Addison, Joseph (1672–1719)"[1]; Alastair Hamilton, "Addison, Lancelot (1632–1703)" Retrieved 1 May 2014

External links

• Baggs, A. P.; Freeman, Jane; Stevenson, Janet H. (1995). "Parishes: Milston". In Crowley, D. A. (ed.). A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 15. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 136–143. Retrieved 20 April 2023 – via British History Online.

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