In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Milton like this:
Milton, a village in Urr parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, 7 miles N by E of Dalbeattie. Milton Loch, 3 furlongs WNW, lies at an altitude of 420 feet; is ¾ mile long, and varies in breadth between 11/3 and 3¾ furlongs; abounds with pike and perch; and sends off a streamlet southward into confluence with Kirkgunzeon or Dalbeattie Burn.—Ord. Sur., sh. 9, 1863.
Milton through time
Milton is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Milton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Milton, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22221
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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