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Milton, Essex

Historical Description

Milton, a hamlet in Prittlewell parish, Essex, close to Southend. It was anciently a separate parish, but ceased to be so in consequence of part of it being swallowed up by the sea. It is said that the ruins of its church could be seen at low water about the close of the 18th century.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyEssex 
Civil parishPrittlewell 
HundredRochford 
Poor Law unionRochford 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Milton from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Essex is available to browse.

The Essex pages from the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 is online.


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers covering Essex online:

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