Milton is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
about south of
Banbury
Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census.
Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding ...
in
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...
, on the Milton road between the villages of Adderbury and
Bloxham.
*The
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes ...
of
Saint John the Evangelist was built in 1856 by the
Gothic Revival architect William Butterfield.
*Milton has one
public house
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...
, The Marlstone Tavern, aka the pie pub, https://piepub.co.uk/ The public house has a carpark, garden and is a Freehouse.
*The former
Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway, part of the
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a History of rail transport in Great Britain, British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, ...
, was completed in 1881. The GWR opened a small railway station,
Milton Halt, in 1908 on the northern edge of the village near Manor Farm.
British Railways closed the halt in 1951 and closed the railway to freight traffic in 1964. The track was removed in 1965.
*The village is built near an affluent of the
River Cherwell, and has many nature spots and footpaths surrounding it and leading from it.
*The village holds an annual fireworks display, as well as an annual barn dance.
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Villages in Oxfordshire
Civil parishes in Oxfordshire
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