Of the Saxon building, nothing remains. The present church dates from the
early part of the 14th century, though largely rebuilt in the
mid-nineteenth century by the architect Henry Woodyer, who introduced
plenty of his original mouldings. The church is a Grade II* listed
building.
Milton is an abbreviation of the original name of the
parish, Middletune, which means ‘the middle tun’, the middle village of a
group of villages.
The earliest recorded reference states that
in 956 King Edwy gave fifteen hide of land in Milton to his thane
Alfwin, who gave them to Abingdon Abbey.
The church is dedicated
to St Blaise, the patron saint of wool combers, Milton once being a
centre of the wool industry. There are only three other churches in
England dedicated solely to St Blaise.