Milstead
Milstead | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | Sittingbourne | |
Postcode district | ME9 | |
Police | Kent | |
Fire | Kent | |
Ambulance | South East Coast | |
UK Parliament | ||
Milstead is a village and civil parish in the borough of Swale in Kent, England. It is surrounded by the villages of Frinsted, Wichling, Doddington and Lynsted in Kent, England. It is the southernmost parish in the Sittingbourne area, it is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from Sittingbourne town centre. Just past the M2 motorway.
According to Edward Hasted in 1798, the parish is but small, containing about 800 acres (320 ha) of land, of which about 50 acres (20 ha) acres are woodland. He also refers to it as 'Milsted'.
The parish was under the dominion of the Manor of
In 1870-72, according to John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, the parish comprised 1,216 acres (492 ha). Its population was 245 and it had 43 houses.[3]
Within the village is the
It also contains around 80 houses and cottages of which nine are listed buildings. Including 'Milstead Manor',[5]
On 27 September 1940 at 12.25pm, during the
The village has a reasonably large village hall [10] which holds many clubs such as woodturning, yoga and even a monthly market. The village also has a village pub (the Red Lion)[11] and also a village school 'Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School'.[12] Once the village had a small post office but has been a house for many years now.
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ a b Hasted, Edward (1798). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 65. Institute of Historical Research: 107–112. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Milstead, Kent". Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross, Milstead". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Milstead Manor, Milstead". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/districts/purbeck/1025160.Search_for_family_of_wartime_pilot/?ref=arc Search for family of wartime pilot
- ^ http://www.courier.co.uk/Battle-Britain-hero-recalled-crash-site/story-11998520-detail/story.html Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Battle of Britain hero recalled at crash site
- ^ http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234948207-help-needed-for-info-on-a-242-squadron-pilot/ Help needed for info on a 242 Squadron Pilot
- ^ Remembrance Sunday, Parish News of the united benefice of Wormshill, Frinsted, Bicknor, Bredgar and Milstead, October 2014.
- ^ "Geograph:: Milstead Village Hall © David Anstiss".
- ^ http://theredlionmilstead.co.uk/
- ^ "Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School, Academy (Including Free Schools) in Sittingbourne | RM School Finder". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
External links
Media related to Milstead at Wikimedia Commons