Place:Little Milton, Oxfordshire, England

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Little Milton is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Thame and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Oxford.

The parish is bounded to the west by the River Thame (not the River Thames), to the south by Haseley Brook (a tributary of the Thame), to the north by field boundaries and to the east by an old track between Great Milton and Rofford that is now a bridleway.

Little Milton village is on raised ground above the River Thame floodplain, about 250 feet (76 m) above sea level. The A329 road between Thame and Shillingford via Stadhampton passes through the village.

In the centre of the village is the Grade II listed Milton Manor, parts of which date back to the 15th century.

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Little Milton was originally a chapelry in the ancient parish of Great Milton, but became a separate parish "early". Between 1894 and 1932 it was part of Thame Rural District and, between 1932 and 1974, part of Bullingdon Rural District. It is now located in the South Oxfordshire District. (Source: A Vision of Britain through Time)

Research Tips

• Victoria County History of Oxfordshire, volume 7, chapter on Great Milton (which includes references to Little Milton).
• A map illustrating the parishes of southeast Oxfordshire as of 1900 will be found under Thame Hundred
• Oxfordshire History Centre, St Luke's Church, Temple Road, Oxford, OX4 2HT
• Oxfordshire FHS covers the whole county. The Family History Society provides an interactive map to assist in locating individual parishes and also relates the society's progress in transcribing parish registers and gravestone information for that particular parish. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Oxfordshire 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Oxfordshire 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.