I use a wide range of books and materials to assist me with local history research. I am aware that owing to a tight word limit I am not able to give referencing and bibliography at the end of each article I write. On this occasion, I will try to put that right by giving…
There have been an amazing number of schools and colleges in Milton parish area over the years. In the 1820’s and 1830’s there were five day schools operating out of cottages near to the church. The first purpose built school in our town was the National School for infants and juniors seen here in the…
What’s in a name? Have you ever wondered where some of our town or village names originated from? The majority of the towns and villages local to us have their name or part of it originating from old English or Anglo Saxon language. This is roughly from the time period 400 AD to 1066. The…
There is a rich literary history in our local area, with many links to famous authors and poets. Here are just a few of them. Buried in St Mary Magdalene cemetery in New Milton is Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge who lived from 1900 to 1984. She was better known as Elizabeth Goudge who was a…
Milton Parish was heavily involved in both world wars. In the first World War many Miltonians joined the armed forces and served King and Empire. At Barton on Sea the Empire visited Milton with the arrival of Indian soldiers at a cliff top convalescent home. After the Indians left the home continued to treat British…
Bashley Village The village of Bashley has a long and interesting history of settlement and farming. The name Bashley derives from Old English. It was originally ‘Baylokesleya’ or ‘Bageslucesleia’ which is understood to mean Bagloc’s woodland clearing. Near the Rising Sun Inn, there is a New Forest boundary marker made of Sarcen stone. Sarcen stone…
A Brief History of New Milton In the 1880’s the London and South Western Railway extended their line from Southampton to connect to the Victorian seaside resorts of Bournemouth and Weymouth. 1886 saw the building of the railway station in its current location. The railway actually commenced operations in 1888 as there were delays caused…
The village of Milton was originally a small cluster of buildings adjacent to the church of St Mary Magdalene. There was a post office on what is now the site of “The Wheatsheaf” car park. The Post office was the only one in the district and served in that location for 90 years. It was…
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