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Milton
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Milton is located in Hampshire
Milton
Milton
Population 14,111 
OS grid reference SZ 66433 99895
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SOUTHSEA
Postcode district PO4
Dialling code 023
Police Hampshire
Fire Hampshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
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UK
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Hampshire
50°47′41″N 1°03′32″W / 50.794820°N 1.058790°W / 50.794820; -1.058790

Milton is primarily a residential suburb of the English city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on the south eastern side of Portsea Island. Milton is bordered on the eastern coast of Portsea Island by Langstone Harbour, with Eastney to the south-east, Southsea to the south-west, Baffins to the north and Fratton to the north-west.

The name 'Milton' has Saxon origins, originally Middletūn meaning "middle settlement", as it was located midway between the larger Saxon village of Froddington (now Fratton) and Eastney. In the post-1066 Norman era, Milton was known as Middleton. It is likely that Middleton's name has been verbally contracted by local dialects to "Milton" over centuries.

Milton was originally a small village on Portsea Island, surrounded by arable and garden farmland until it was swallowed up by the eastward expansion of Portsmouth in the early 20th century.

Politically, Milton is represented as Milton Ward in Portsmouth City Council. Milton Ward is part of the Portsmouth South UK Parliament Constituency. The population of the Milton Ward of Portsmouth at the 2011 Census was 14,111.

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