MILTON, in Kent, near Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey, 6 miles north-west of Faversham, and 40 from London. It is also called Middleton from its situation near the middle of the county, i.e. from Deptford to the Downs. The kings of Kent had a palace here, which was castellated, and stood below the church; but was burnt down in Edward the Confessor's time by Earl Godwin, &c. Its church stands near a mile off. On approaching the town up the Thames, by the East-Swale, it seems hid among the creeks: yet it is a large town; and has a considerable market on Saturdays, and a fair on July 24. The oysters taken hereabouts are the most famous of any in Kent. This town is governed by a portreeve, chosen yearly on St James's-day, who supervises the weights and measures all over the hundred of Milton.