Milton Regis

Milton Regis
Known by their fruits
Milton Regis is located in Kent
Milton Regis
Milton Regis
Location within Kent
Population4,801 (2005)[1]
4,947 (2011)[2]
OS grid referenceTQ892653
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSittingbourne
Postcode districtME10
Dialling code01795
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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51°21′00″N 0°45′00″E / 51.349998°N 0.750000°E / 51.349998; 0.750000

Milton Regis is a village in the district of Swale in Kent, England. Former names include Milton-next-Sittingbourne, Milton Royal, Middleton, Midletun and Middletune. It has a population of about 5,000. Today it is a suburb of Sittingbourne, although this has not always been the case. Until around 1800, Sittingbourne was a small hamlet and under the control of the Manor of Milton Regis.

The ancient settlement was near the church, and the current Milton Regis dates back only to 1052. There are still many timber-framed houses and buildings, including a Medieval Court Hall (a seat of Justice and Administration) that dates back to 1450.

The town and Manor of Middleton Regis, as it was called then, was recorded as the largest and most powerful manor in the lathe of Scraye (in the centre of Kent). Milton Regis was formerly part of the Sittingbourne and Milton urban district.

  1. ^ LGCE p5. Estimate for 2005 before ward boundary changes which moved some of Milton into Kemsley
  2. ^ "Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 September 2016.