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Milton Abbas, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 0BW

The almost identical evenly spaced cottages makes this village unique. http://www.miltonabbas.org.uk/index.htm

Numbers 4 and 5 The Street, are a pair of cottages, now possibly combined into one. Built circa 1780 with plastered cob walls and a hipped thatched roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1152092 Milton Abbas is a small village in a wooded valley some 5 miles south west of Blandford Forum. This planned community was constructed circa 1780 when the inhabitants of the market town of Middleton were relocated here by the landowner, the Earl of Dorchester. Middleton was then demolished and the site landscaped. Recently the village has been extended above the eastern end of the valley. Every two years a historic country fair takes place here when the locals celebrate the rebuilding of their village.

The Old Bakery, number 6 The Street is a detached cottage. Built circa 1780 with plastered cob walls and a hipped thatched roof. There is a former bakery at the rear, of the same construction, now incorporated into the cottage. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1118591 Milton Abbas is a small village in a wooded valley some 5 miles south west of Blandford Forum. This planned community was constructed circa 1780 when the inhabitants of the market town of Middleton were relocated here by the landowner, the Earl of Dorchester. Middleton was then demolished and the site landscaped. Recently the village has been extended above the eastern end of the valley. Every two years a historic country fair takes place here when the locals celebrate the rebuilding of their village.

Numbers 2 and 3 The Street are a pair of cottages now combined into one. Built circa 1780 with plastered cob walls and a hipped thatched roof. There are two canted bay windows on the ground storey. There is a rear extension which was formerly a tailor's shop. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1118590 Milton Abbas is a small village in a wooded valley some 5 miles south west of Blandford Forum. This planned community was constructed circa 1780 when the inhabitants of the market town of Middleton were relocated here by the landowner, the Earl of Dorchester. Middleton was then demolished and the site landscaped. Recently the village has been extended above the eastern end of the valley. Every two years a historic country fair takes place here when the locals celebrate the rebuilding of their village.

Neat, well-kept identical houses make this village unique. http://www.miltonabbas.org.uk/index.htm

Looking west along the main street in Milton Abbas. http://www.miltonabbas.org.uk/index.htm

Numbers 56 and 57 The Street, were originally a pair of cottages, now combined into one. Built circa 1780 with plastered cob walls and a hipped thatched roof. Number 57 was once the village bank. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1324280 Milton Abbas is a small village in a wooded valley some 5 miles south west of Blandford Forum. This planned community was constructed circa 1780 when the inhabitants of the market town of Middleton were relocated here by the landowner, the Earl of Dorchester. Middleton was then demolished and the site landscaped. Recently the village has been extended above the eastern end of the valley. Every two years a historic country fair takes place here when the locals celebrate the rebuilding of their village.

This cottage has been newly thatched. http://www.miltonabbas.org.uk/index.htm

All the houses are well kept and appear to be single dwellings. However, originally they would have been two houses. http://www.miltonabbas.org.uk/index.htm

Some of the thatched houses in Milton Abbas. http://www.miltonabbas.org.uk/index.htm