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Milford on Sea Historical Record Society

Milford-on-Sea
Historical Record Society

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  • The Gun at Keyhaven
    The Gun at Keyhaven
  • Milford High Street
    Milford High Street
  • Post office in High Street
    Post office in High Street
  • The Old Mill
    The Old Mill
  • Cliff top in 1923
    Cliff top in 1923

Your window on the history of Milford-on-Sea

Explore our history pages to read about Milford down the ages; from houses to jobs, from education to religion, from families to personalities. Search our archives for records from the past and find house deeds, wills, old maps and even ration books. Look through this window on to the past. Find out more about us or get in touch.

  • People and Families

    People and Families

    Families may stay in Milford for generations or just a few years.
  • Milford at War

    Milford at War

    Milford, together with Keyhaven, sits at a vital, and potentially vulnerable, position at the western end of the Solent.
  • House Histories

    House Histories

    Milford has a rich heritage of historical buildings.
  • Salt and Earth

    Salt and Earth

    The main wealth of the parish was founded on its salt and its agriculture.
  • Religious Life

    Religious Life

    There has been a place of worship in Milford for over a thousand years and there was probably a wooden church before our stone church was built.
  • Local History Groups

    Local History Groups

    Here are some links to other local history groups.
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  • Wreck of Schooner "Lamorna"

    Wreck of Schooner "Lamorna"

    At 11.25 a.m. on the 4th November, 1951, Niton Radio Station reported that a schooner, MV Lamorna, was in distress
  • More records added to the Archive Catalogue

    More records added to the Archive Catalogue

    320 new records have been added to the Archive today!
  • Stan Hobby talks in 1993 about the changes he has seen in Milford

    Stan Hobby talks in 1993 about the changes he has seen in Milford

    Stan Hobby reminisces about the village and many of its characters.
  • Bringing History Home

    Bringing History Home

    Milford-on-Sea Historical Record Society has been awarded £8,700 by the Heritage Lottery Fund in support of Bringing History Home.
  • Keyhaven Houses Project

    Keyhaven Houses Project

    In 2018 our Research and Discussion Group is researching many of the old houses in Keyhaven.
  • The Cornwallis Project

    The Cornwallis Project

    Admiral Sir William Cornwallis was one of Milford’s most distinguished residents.

  • MOSHRS Meeting

    September 27, 2018
    7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
    All Saints Church Hall, Milford-on-Sea
    Admiral Sir Robert Holmes 1668-1692 Captain General of the Isle of Wight

  • MOSHRS Meeting

    November 29, 2018
    7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
    All Saints Church Hall, Milford-on-Sea
    The end of World War I and its repercussions
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