Talk:Seaxburh of Ely

Connection with Milton
I'm working on the Milton Regis page and keep coming up against the phrase "The records of Ely mention that 'Queen Sexburga, Abbess of Minster in Sheppey, left her life at the Doors of Mylton Church' in 860". This raises a number of issues. Some sites incorrectly assume that this was her death which it cannot be; she went on to Ely and in 695 was translating her sister's remains, according to this page. Assuming then that "leaving her [secular] life" refers to taking the veil, which Milton is being talked about? I've listed them in what I think is the probable order, but can anyone produce reliable citations to settle this one please? For that matter is the nunnery that Seaxburgh founded definately at Milton-next-Gravesend and not Milton Regis? Martin of Sheffield (talk) 12:19, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Holy Trinity, Milton Regis (founded by St Augustine in 597)
 * SS Peter and Paul, Milton-next-Gravesend (date unknown to me, but early).
 * A church within the Lathe of Milton which included the Hundred of Milton which in turn included the area around Milton Regis and most of the Isle of Sheppey, including Minster.
 * Milton Cambridgeshire (history of Milton), on the road from Cambridge to Ely which likewise had Roman and Saxon origins.
 * The reference to Milton will originally come from an old manuscript - now called Lambeth Palace MS427 - which can be read (with its translation into Modern English) here. I'll see if I can't dig up something more helpful. Hel-hama (talk) 19:54, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Correct Milton link used.Hel-hama (talk) 20:17, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Big thank-you, that clears things up. The use of "Middletune" in successive senttences must be the same place and the island belonging to Milton fixes it as Milton Regis. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 09:23, 23 April 2012 (UTC)