Milford

Other current and historical names

Meleford

Built-Up Area: Salisbury
Parish/Community: Salisbury
Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°4'2"N 1°46'42"W
Eastings/Northings: 415627, 129818
OS Grid: SU156298
Mapcode Local: GBR 518.TG5
Mapcode Global: FRA 7659.F04

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Milford within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Milford in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Milford, township, Salisbury St Martin par.. Wilts, partly within bor. of Salisbury, 1363 ac., pop 2i06.

Milford in the Domesday Book

A village in Alderbury hundred, in the county of Wiltshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Saewold of Milford; Saeward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Humphrey de L'Isle
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Jocelyn (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 1/2½ in 1070; 7 shillings in 1086
- Households: 6 cottagers
- Meadow: 3 acres
2nd Manor
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Wulfgeat the hunter
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Wulfgeat the hunter
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1086

British Place Names

Milford, Wiltshire

Milford is a suburban area in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Milford in historic gazetteers

Milford in the Domesday Book