Monument record TQ 96 NW 1007 - Oyster fishery rights at Milton Regis

The men of Seasalter held the fisheries of Milton at the end of the 12th century, until the manor of Milton was granted by King John to Faversham Abbey. The manor was subsequently granted by Charles 1 in 1635 to Sir Edward Browne and Christopher Favell who leased it to the Milton Company of Fishers and Dredgers. The oysters from these grounds, 'Milton Natives', were apparently esteemed as the finest and richest flavoured in Europe. The grounds probably encompassed Milton Creek and a stretch of the Swale. At the end of the 18th century oyster sales returned bytetween £3000 and £7000 pa. (1).

<1> Goodsall, Robert H, 1965, Oyster fisheries on the North Kent coast (Article in serial). SWX9334.