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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.
- Milton Lilbourne.
- Clench.
- Fyfield.
- Manors and Other Estates.
- Milcot.
- Local Government.
- Church.
- Nonconformity.
- Education.
- Charities For The poor.
The village apparentlytakes the substantive part of its name, the middletun, from its relationship to Easton, the east tun, (fn. 25) to the east and Pewsey to the west. The suffix isderived from Lillebonne, the surname of thelords of the principal manor from the 12thcentury to the 15th, (fn. 26) and was in use in 1249; (fn. 27) inthe 18th century t...
Between East Wick in Wootton Rivers and West Wick in Pewsey the abbey of Battle(Suss.) held an estate called Wick, occasionallyBromham Wick, in Milton Lilbourne parish inthe Middle Ages. (fn. 65) A settlement on the estatehad apparently taken the name Clench by the13th century. (fn. 66) The estate was called WickClench c. 1300, (fn. 67) and the nam...
Fyfield's name refers to an assessment of its land, half as extensive as MiltonLilbourne's and held for ½ knight's fee, at 5hides. (fn. 86) The name Milton suggests that Fyfieldwas settled after Milton Lilbourne and therefore that it was colonized from it. (fn. 87)Fyfieldvillage stands along a street, but there is noevidence that the farmsteads or ...
AsStogursey (Som.) did, Milton Lilbourne mayhave belonged to William de Falaise (fl. 1086)and have passed to his daughter Emme, the wifeof William de Curci (d. c. 1114). Emme's sonWilliam de Curci (d. 1125 × 1130) gave MILTON LILBOURNE manor for the service of 1knight. The overlordship apparently passed aspart of Stogursey honor to his son William ...
To the north Milcot had open fieldsand, on the south side of Martinsell Hill, acommon downland pasture for sheep; to the souththere were meadows beside the stream, and, asthere was at Clench, probably a common lowland pasture for cattle. (fn. 415) The lowland pasturemay have been inclosed in the later 16th century. (fn. 416) Much of the land was pr...
In the Middle AgesClench was in Battle abbey's liberty of Bromham, (fn. 440) the abbey's tenants attended courts heldat Bromham, and the tithingman of Clenchpresented at the view of frankpledge held theretwice a year. The tithingman was to be chosenfrom the abbey's tenants, but attendance at theview was required from all men living atClench. (fn. 4...
Milton Lilbourne church was appropriated by Cirencester abbey, and a vicaragehad been ordained by 1195. (fn. 450) In 1929 the vicarage was united to Easton vicarage, and in 1991the united benefice was united to Pewsey rectoryand Wootton Rivers rectory. (fn. 451) In 1278 Walter de Lillebonne quitclaimed thepatronage of the church to Cirencester abbe...
In 1584 one of severalparishioners who did not attend communion wasthe vicar's wife. (fn. 504) There was no nonconformistin the parish in 1676 or 1783. (fn. 505) A meeting housewas certified in 1821 by Methodists, a newlybuilt chapel in 1825 by Independent Methodists,and a chapel in 1843 by Primitive Methodists. (fn. 506) Only one chapel was open i...
In 1818 there was no day schoolin the parish; (fn. 512) in 1833, when the population wasc. 660, one for nine infant boys was the onlyschool. (fn. 513) A school was provided with new premises, possibly c. 1854, but it was still attendedonly by very young children: the 30–40 childrenwho were pupils in 1858 and 1864 left at an earlyage to go to work. ...
Althoughland in all parts of the parish was given by Sarah,duchess of Somerset, to Froxfield almshouse, (fn. 520) which was opened c. 1695, in 1716 parishionersof Milton Lilbourne were declared inadmissibleto the almshouse as manor widows. (fn. 521)No othereleemosynary charity is known.
Milton Lilbourne is a locality in Wiltshire, West Country, England. Milton Lilbourne is situated nearby to the villages Easton Royal and Wootton Rivers . Overview
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. Overview
List entry 1035694. Grade II* Listed Building: The Manor House. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.
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Milton Lilbourne is the main settlement, but the hamlets of Fyfield (encompassing Milcot) to the east, and to the north of the Pewsey-Burbage road, Clench and Clench Common, make up the parish....
