Milton Lilbourne
| Milton Lilbourne | |
|---|---|
 Cottages in Milton Lilbourne | |
  Milton Lilbourne Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 534 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU190604 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Pewsey |
| Postcode district | SN9 |
| Dialling code | 01672 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Parish Council |
Milton Lilbourne is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey between Pewsey and Burbage. It is largely a mixed residential area centred on the Manor. The nearest town is Marlborough, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to the north.
The parish includes the following hamlets:
- Clench – to the north, near Wootton Rivers
- Fyfield with Fyfield Manor – west, near Pewsey (not to be confused with the village of Fyfield near Marlborough)
- Little Salisbury – west, on the Pewsey-Burbage road
- Littleworth – north, on the other side of the Pewsey-Burbage road
- Milkhouse Water, formerly Milcot Water[2] – northwest, by the Avon
- New Mill – north, also by the Avon
The parish is unusual in that it has a long thin shape and is one of the few to have boundaries on the uplands to both south and north of the Vale. The southern boundary passes by a long barrow and the northern one abuts the prehistoric fort on Martinsell Hill.
History
[edit]The parish contains several prehistoric features including the Giants Grave to the south (a Neolithic long barrow) and a Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery at Milton Hill Farm.[3]
"Milton" in the village's name probably derives from its position as "middle tun" between Pewsey and Easton Royal, the "east tun". "Lilbourne" is from Lillebonne, the surname of lords of the manor.[2]
The Manor House dates from c.1710 and is Grade II* listed.[4]
Parish church
[edit]There was a vicarage here by 1195.[2] The parish church of St Peter is in squared and coursed rubble with stone dressings, and ashlar copings and battlements.[5] When the chancel was rebuilt in the 14th century, the jambs of the arch of the 12th-century church were retained; the four-bay north arcade is from the 13th century.[6]
Restoration of the chancel in 1859 was to designs of G.E. Street, and in 1875 J. L. Pearson retired the nave, aisle and porch.[2] The northwest tower has six bells, five of them cast by Robert Wells II in 1789.[7] The building was recorded as Grade II* listed in 1959.[5]
The benefice was united with Easton Royal in 1929,[8] and with Pewsey and Wootton Rivers in 1991.[2] Today the parish is part of the Vale of Pewsey team of churches, centered on St John's, Pewsey.[9]
Transport
[edit]The Kennet and Avon Canal crosses the parish, using the Avon valley. The Reading to Taunton railway follows the same route; the nearest station is Pewsey. From 1928 to 1966 there was a halt at Wootton Rivers, a short distance outside the parish.[10]
Amenities
[edit]Facilities include the Village Hall with its playing fields. On the Pewsey-Burbage road in the area known as Little Salisbury stood the Three Horse Shoes pub, closed in 2009. The nearest shops are in Pewsey, about 2 miles (3.2 km) away.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol16 pp164-181 – Milton Lilbourne". British History Online. University of London. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Milton Lilbourne search results". PastScape. English Heritage. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Manor House, Milton Lilbourne (1035694)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Milton Lilbourne (1364687)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "St Peter, Milton Lilbourne, Wiltshire". Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture. King's College London. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Milton Lilbourne, St Peter". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "No. 33475". The London Gazette. 8 March 1929. pp. 1670–1671.
- ^ "Milton Lilbourne - St Peter". Vale of Pewsey Team. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Oakley, Mike (2004). Wiltshire Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 153–154. ISBN 1-904349-33-1.
External links
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- Milton Lilbourne Parish Council
- "Milton Lilbourne". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "Church of St. Peter, Milton Lilbourne". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Pewsey Village site