| Date | 9 December 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Blue Plaque |
| Subject | Person |
| Plaque | RBWM |
| Location | Berkyn Manor Estate Gate, Stanwell Road, Horton, SL3 9PE — View on Google Maps |
| Status | Current |
| Reference | PQ-0013 |
| Volume | Blue Plaques |
| Collection | Plaques |
Summary
| Name: | John Milton |
| Born: | 9 Dec 1608 |
| Place: | London |
| Died: | 8 Nov 1674 |
| Profession: | Poet and Civil Servant |
| Educated: | Private tutor, then St Paul’s School in London, then BA and MA at the University of Cambridge. |
| Famous for: | An English poet, a man of letters and a civil servant during the time of Oliver Cromwell. Milton lived at Berkyn Manor Farm in Horton from 1632 to 1638, during which time he wrote parts of “Paradise Lost“. |
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Images
Curator's References
Commemorative plaques on the RBWM website.
John Milton, NPG D27290 © National Portrait Gallery, London; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.