Milton, Derbyshire

Milton is a hamlet 6 miles south-west of Derby and 1.5 miles east of Repton. Its population is around 200. It is thought to have been established by the Saxons between 500 and 550 AD. It is featured in the Domesday book as Berewite of Middletune (Hamlet of Middle Farmstead).[2]

Milton
Milton's main street 2007.[1]
Milton is located in Derbyshire
Milton
Milton
Location within Derbyshire
OS grid referenceSK322264
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDERBY
Postcode districtDE65
PoliceDerbyshire
FireDerbyshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands

The Swan Inn is now the only pub after the Coach House reverted to a private dwelling in 2000.[3]

Nearby are Ingleby, Bretby, Foremark Reservoir and Foremarke Hall, home to Repton Preparatory School.[4]

See also

References

  1. Public domain image from Wikimedia Commons accessed May 2007
  2. Milton at Derby Photos
  3. Foremark.org.uk Archived 2007-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Foremark Reservoir at Waterscape.com Archived 2006-11-13 at archive.today


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