Milton Abbas
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Milton Abbas | |
Milton Abbas Location within Dorset | |
| Population | 729 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | ST806018 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Blandford Forum |
| Postcode district | DT11 |
| Dialling code | 01258 |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Milton Abbas is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, lying around 5 miles (8 kilometres) southwest of Blandford Forum. In the 2021 census the civil parish had a population of 729.
This planned community was built after the old town was demolished in the 1770s, said to be "the largest such project in England at the time".