In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Milford like this:
MILFORD, a village and a chapelry in Witley parish, Surrey. The village stands adjacent to the Guildford, Godalming, and Portsmouth railway, 1½ mile SS W of Godalming; and has a station on the railway, and a postoffice under Godalming. The chapelry was constituted in 1844. Pop., 717. Houses, 142. ...
The property is divided among a few. Milford House, Mousehill Manor House, and Milford Cottage are chief residences. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Winchester. Valne, £90.* Patron, the Rev. J. Chandler. The church is good; and there are an Independent chapel and a national school.
Milford through time
Milford is now part of Waverley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Waverley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Milford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Milford, in Waverley and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21541
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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