Milston

Milston
St Marys Church, Milston

Milston is a civil parish in Wiltshire situated approximately 12 miles north of Salisbury and is separated from neighbouring Durrington by the River Avon. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means "middlemost farm/settlement".[1] It consists of two hamlets: Milston and Brigmerston, plus some farm buildings on the Salisbury Plain. The Milston hamlet contains a small grade II* listed Saxon chapel dedicated to St Mary.

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Coordinates: 51°12′N 1°46′W / 51.2°N 1.767°W / 51.2; -1.767



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