South Milton

"Sutton, Devon" redirects here. For the historic port, now part of Plymouth, see Plymouth.
Not to be confused with South Molton.

South Milton
All Saints Church, South Milton
South Milton is located in Devon
South Milton
South Milton
Location within Devon
Population371 (2021 census)
Civil parish
  • South Milton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Devon
50°16′N 3°49′W / 50.267°N 3.817°W / 50.267; -3.817
South Milton Sands

South Milton (anciently Mideltone,[1] Middleton,[2] Middelton,[3] etc.) is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England, situated on the south coast about 2 miles south-west of Kingsbridge. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Sutton, south of the village, and Upton, north of the village. In 2021 the parish had a population of 371.

The mediaeval parish church is dedicated to All Saints.[4] Horswell House, an 18th-century mansion within the parish, was anciently a seat of the Roope family,[5] also of East Allington, whose heir in 1761 was the Ilbert family.[6]

  1. ^ Domesday Book
  2. ^ Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.177
  3. ^ Thorn, Caroline & Frank, (eds.) Domesday Book, (Morris, John, gen.ed.) Vol. 9, Devon, Parts 1 & 2, Phillimore Press, Chichester, 1985, Part 2 (Notes), 39:15
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.747
  5. ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.657, pedigree of Roope of East Allington
  6. ^ Pevsner, p.748