Monument record MDO4351 - Deserted medieval settlement on the western side of the Milborne Brook, Milborne St Andrew

The remains of a medieval settlement visible as earthworks of paddocks and closes. The original name and date of desertion of the village are not known. The eastern edge of the settlement has been disturbed by later canalization of the brook.

SY 802963. Settlemment remains on west side of Milborne Brook. Scheduled. (See illust for scheduled area). <2> SY 802963. DMV of St Andrew in Milborne. Listed. <3> The name Milborne St Andrew first mentioned in this form in 1294 seems to have originally applied only to the south half of the present parish; the southern most part of which comprised the manor of Milborne Church(s)ton, probably identical with Milborne Develish mentioned 1617, which belonged to Dewlish liberty. This settlement is perhaps represented by the Medieval remains 3/4 mile south of the village (see Authy 1). The affixes - St Andrew - Androston, mentioned 1544, and - Church(s)ton, mentioned 1280, are from St Andrew's Church (see SY 89 NW 68). Milborne Abbatston, recorded 1512 and 1611, was thought by Hutchins to have been 'probably the same' as Milborne St Andrew; the latter was granted to Milton Abbey in 934 and belonged to Cerne in the 16th century. <4> SY 802963. Settlement remains on west side of Milborne Brook. Scheduled. <5> Settlement remains centred at SY 802963, cover an area of approximately 2.5 ha. And are generally as described by RCHM (1). The field is in pasture and the remains are fairly well preserved. Traces of settlement further north, in the field centred at SY 80209680 are fragmentary and unsurveyable, though one or two well-spread close boundaries are visible. Settlement at SY 802963 surveyed at 1:2500 on M.S.D. from RCHM plan (1). <5>

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Mar 3 2023 4:14PM