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Milton Lilbourne

Village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England

Summary

Village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Milton Lilbourne
static_image_name	Cottages in Milton Lilbourne - geograph.org.uk - 121143.jpg
static_image_caption	Cottages in Milton Lilbourne
coordinates
os_grid_reference	SU190604
label_position	left
population	534
population_ref	(in 2011)
civil_parish	Milton Lilbourne
unitary_england	Wiltshire
lieutenancy_england	Wiltshire
region	South West England
country	England
post_town	Pewsey
postcode_district	SN9
postcode_area	SN
dial_code	01672
constituency_westminster	East Wiltshire
website

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 mi 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 – 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

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.

"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.

The Manor House dates from c.1710 and is Grade II* listed.

Parish church

There was a vicarage here by 1195. The parish church of St Peter is in squared and coursed rubble with stone dressings, and ashlar copings and battlements. 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.

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. The northwest tower has six bells, five of them cast by Robert Wells II in 1789. The building was recorded as Grade II* listed in 1959.

The benefice was united with Easton Royal in 1929,{{London Gazette

Transport

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.

Amenities

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 mi away.

References

"Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council.
"Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol16 pp164-181 – Milton Lilbourne". University of London.
"Milton Lilbourne search results". English Heritage.
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"St Peter, Milton Lilbourne, Wiltshire". King's College London.
"Milton Lilbourne, St Peter".
"Milton Lilbourne - St Peter".
(2004). "Wiltshire Railway Stations". The Dovecote Press.

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