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Barton on Sea

A vintage illustration of Barton-on-Sea cliffs looking east, with grassy paths along the cliff edge, wildflowers, a few small huts, houses in the distance, and calm blue sea under a partly cloudy sky.
Coastguard Cottages in Barton Lane. Courtesy of the Milton Heritage Society

A brief history – Farm Lane

A vintage postcard depicts the Barton Court Hotel, featuring a large, multi-storey stone building with tall windows and a row of smaller attached buildings, set beside a manicured lawn and gravel path.

A Brief history of Barton-on-Sea

Smugglers landing contraband.

An Armed Confrontation at Naish. 3rd July 1825

A vintage illustration of Barton-on-Sea cliffs looking east, with grassy paths along the cliff edge, wildflowers, a few small huts, houses in the distance, and calm blue sea under a partly cloudy sky.
A vintage illustration of Barton-on-Sea cliffs looking east, with grassy paths along the cliff edge, wildflowers, a few small huts, houses in the distance, and calm blue sea under a partly cloudy sky.

Barton on Sea

image of man in Barton 1916

Barton on Sea – Gallery

Black and white vintage map showing the villages of Milton and Barton in a rural area, with labelled roads, fields, Barton Common, and the coastline at the bottom of the image.

Barton on Sea – Maps

photo of cliffs at Barton

Cliff Top and Beach

Barton On Sea Hampshire Club House View

Golfing in Barton on Sea

A vintage postcard depicts the Barton Court Hotel, featuring a large, multi-storey stone building with tall windows and a row of smaller attached buildings, set beside a manicured lawn and gravel path.

Hotels in Barton on Sea

Indian Soldiers outside-the-Dome-Hotel Barton-in 1914 or-1915

Indian Army – Gallery

Dame May Curwen

Refugees in Barton on Sea

Cat and Fiddle by AR Quinton

Smuggling

A narrow tarmacked lane runs between houses with neatly trimmed hedges and wooden fences on either side. Grass borders the right side, and telegraph poles line the street under an overcast sky.

The Fort in Moat Lane

A black and white architectural drawing of a large, ornate terrace building labelled Proposed Terrace on Esplanade (Block A) with people walking and cycling in front.

The Growth and Development of Barton on Sea

Barton House Hotel. Milton Heritage Society Collection.

The Houses of Barton on Sea

Barton on Sea Section


  • Barton on Sea Homepage
  • A Brief history of Barton-on-Sea
  • An Armed Confrontation at Naish. 3rd July 1825
  • Barton on Sea – Gallery
  • Barton on Sea – Maps
  • Indian Army – Gallery
  • Cliff Top and Beach
  • A brief history – Farm Lane, Barton on Sea
  • Golfing in Barton on Sea
  • Hotels in Barton on Sea
  • Refugees in Barton on Sea
  • Smuggling
  • The Fort in Moat Lane
  • The Growth and Development of Barton on Sea
  • The Houses of Barton on Sea
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  • • Barton-on-Sea – An Armed Confrontation at Naish. 3rd July 1825
  • • Barton on Sea – Maps
  • • Barton on Sea – Gallery
  • • Cliff Top and Beach
  • • A brief history – Farm Lane, Barton on Sea
  • • Golfing in Barton on Sea
  • • Hotels in Barton on Sea
  • • Refugees in Barton on Sea
  • • Smuggling
  • • The Fort in Moat Lane
  • • The Growth and Development of Barton on Sea
  • • The Houses of Barton on Sea
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