By mattypenny, on September 29th, 2009% This page discusses both the name ‘Milford’ and Milford Trading Estate itself.
The Milford Trading Estate is to the south east of Salisbury, just off from Tollgate Road.
What is Milford?
Milford itself is more difficult to pin down as a particular location, or set of locations.
Old Milford
Before the move from . . . → Read More: Milford Trading Estate, Salisbury
By mattypenny, on July 10th, 2009% Mutton Bridge is, as far as I know, a name that is no longer used. Mutton Bridge was close to the Southampton Road, to the South East of Salisbury.
I’m not sure whether it was a bridge over the River Bourne or the River Avon, since the Bourne joins the Avon in this area.
. . . → Read More: Mutton Bridge, Milford
By mattypenny, on February 14th, 2009% Petersfinger Road runs from Milford to the Southampton Road, on the west side of Salisbury. var osMap, screenOverlay, mapOV, postcodeService; var pos; // Variables for markers var size,offset,infoWindowAnchor,icon,content,popUpSize; function initmapbuilder() { // Creating the Openspace map and the postcode service osMap = new OpenSpace.Map(‘map’); postcodeService = new OpenSpace.Postcode(); // Adding the map overview mapOV = . . . → Read More: Petersfinger Road, Milford
By mattypenny, on February 10th, 2009% Piggy Lane in Laverstock is referred to in a Salisbury District Council document on the development of Duck Lane 1 and in a list of public rights of way created by the Countryside Access Forum 2.
The Countryside Access Forum identifies it as being:
Piggy Lane, starting north east end of Laverstock and Ford 27 . . . → Read More: Piggy Lane, Milford
By mattypenny, on January 29th, 2009% The name Potters Way could be derived from the fact that pottery was made in Laverstock and Milford. The Wiltshire Community History page on Laverstock says that: Pottery kilns have been found to have operated from the 13th century Wiltshire Community History – Laverstock
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