Monument record MDO4352 - Medieval settlement remains, Milborne Stileham, Milborne St Andrew
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Summary
Earthworks of closes bounded by low banks, rather disturbed and fragmentary. Interpreted as medieval settlement remains of Milborne Stileham, probably one of the two separate Milbornes listed in the Domesday Book.
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Full Description
Settlement Remains (803975 and 803970), formerly part of Milborne Stileham village, lie on the E side of the Milborne Brook and S of, and within the E part of the present village. The remains probably represent one of the two separate Milbornes listed in Domesday Book (Vol 1 f 83a and 84b), which have gradually become one settlement. Only very disturbed and fragmentary closes bounded by low banks remain. <1-2>
SY 804975 Milborne Stileham listed as Milborne Stylam in 1431 was also known as Myleburn Munketon in 1292 and Mullebourne Beeke in 1326; the elements Mundeton and Beeke are from its possession by the abbey of Bec-Hellovin. Another name for this Milborne or for part of it was 'Meleburneford' mentioned in 1280 and 1288 (but see also SY 89 NW 79).
Milborne Stileham village and parish shown on OS 6" 1902 was absorbed in Milborne St Andrew in 1933. <3>
The remains of settlement in this area are scanty and present no coherent pattern, consisting of one or two minor close boundaries and vague undulations and swellings. The north-west of the area, at SY 80309750, is now occupied by a playing field. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO19590 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1934 4115.
- <2> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 179.
- <3> SWX972 Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. The place-names of Dorset, Part 1: the Isle of Purbeck, the hundreds of Rowbarrow, Hasler, Winfrith, Culliford Tree, Bere Regis, Barrow, Puddletown St George. 52. 384pp. 282.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 29-MAY-81.
- <5>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456049. [Mapped feature: #635364 ]
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 803 972 (116m by 786m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89NW |
| Civil Parish | Milborne St Andrew; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 039 014 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 89 NW 64
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456049
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Milborne St Andrew 14
Record last edited
Mar 10 2024 4:07PM