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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, Milton Regis has the older and richer history. Until around 1800 Sittingbourne was a smaller hamlet and under the control of the Manor of Milton Regis. The ancient settlement was near the church, the current Milton Regis dates back only to 1052. There are many fine timber-framed houses and buildings remaining 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. ==Geography== The area occupied by Milton Regis is low lying, often marshy, land along the banks of Milton Creek. The creek is a drying arm of the River Swale which divides the Isle of Sheppey from the mainland. The Swale connects with the lower reaches of the River Medway and provided the main transport route to the cities and towns of Rochester, Chatham and Maidstone. The Medway drains into the Thames esturary and allows inshore craft easy passage up to London and beyond. Small costal craft can navigate down the Thames into the North Sea and then by the short sea passage to Europe. Around a mile to the south of Milton runs the old Roman road of Watling Street linking London to Canterbury and Dover. One of the small hills in the area is occupied by Holy Trinity Church, the area below this between the hillock and the creek was the original site of the town. The area is prone to flooding, and after the sack of 1052 the town centre was moved atop the next hillock south where it remains to this day. The old site is the northern part of the Milton Creek Country Park. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milton Regis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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