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The Bide, Milton Abbas, Dorset, United Kingdom,

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Milton Abbas - Dorset - UK

Milton Abbas is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, lying around 5 miles (8 kilometres) southwest of Blandford Forum. In the 2011 Census the civil parish had a population of 755.

This planned community was built after the old Town was demolished in the 1770s, said to be "the largest such project in England at the time".

In 1780, Joseph Damer, Lord Milton, the first Earl of Dorchester and owner of Milton Abbey, decided that the adjacent market town, Middleton, was disturbing his vision of rural peace. He commissioned architect Sir William Chambers and landscape gardener Capability Brown (both of whom had already worked on the Abbey building and grounds) to design a new village, Milton Abbas, in a wooded valley (Luccombe Bottom) to the southeast of the Abbey. Most of the existing villagers were relocated here, and the previous village was demolished and the site landscaped.

36 almost identical thatched cottages were intended to house two families each. They were built from cob and previously were painted yellow, with each house fronted by a lawn; originally a horse chestnut tree was planted between each dwelling. Almshouses and a church were also provided for the new village, sited opposite each other. The almshouses were moved from the old town, where they had originally been built in 1674. The church, consecrated in 1786, is in Georgian Gothic style, with late 19th-century additions.

Many of these cottages are now converted for single family use and command very high resale prices....

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(via Milton Abbas | Dorset | alexander_boden | Flickr)

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The Studio | In the village of Milton Abbas, Dorset. | Louise and Colin | Flickr

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Yesterday Afternoon And An Afternoon Thirty-Three Years Ago

Yesterday Afternoon And An Afternoon Thirty-Three Years Ago

[The tomb of Joseph and Caroline Damer]

Thirty-three years ago I parked a VW Polo in a small space a short distance from the village of Milton Abbas. I was an exchange teacher at a school in Dorset, England. A teacher friend told me that I must visit an Abbey near Milton Abbas. I was open for any suggestions so off I went on a Saturday afternoon.

I can recall the day in great detail. It was…

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Milton Abbas

a quaint little village in the middle of Dorset that makes you feel like stepping into a fairytale when you get out of your bus.

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Removing efflorescence from old Quarry Tiles

This Quarry tiled floor in Milton Abbas, Dorset was over 200 years old and had suffered from various attempts at maintenance over the years. Built at a time before the invention of damp proof membranes there was evidence of efflorescence where damp had risen up through the floor and deposited Read more at http://quarry.tilecleaning.co.uk/removing-efflorescence-from-old-quarry-tiles/