Milton

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.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Derbyshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Milton, Derbyshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anchor Church and St Andrew’s Church, Twyford.

Anchor Church

Archaeological site

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Anchor Church is a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire, England. The caves have been extended by human intervention to form a crude dwelling place, complete with door and window holes.

St Andrew’s Church, Twyford

Church

Photo: Jerry Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew’s Church, Twyford is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Twyford, Derbyshire.

Willington railway station

Railway station

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Willington railway station serves the village of Willington in Derbyshire, England. The station is 6¼ miles south-west of Derby on the Cross Country Route. Willington railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Milton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foremark and Repton.

Foremark

Hamlet

Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Foremark is a hamlet and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It contains Foremarke Hall, a medieval manor house which now houses Repton Preparatory School; and part of Foremark Reservoir.

Repton

Village

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Repton is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England, located on the edge of the River Trent floodplain, about 5 miles north of Swadlincote.