Monument record 0425200000 - WINDMILL HILL
Summary
Possible site of a former windmill, indicated by place-name evidence only - Slight earthwork depression, thought to be a windmill mound.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- WINDMILL? (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1798 AD?)
Description
OS MAPS MARK 'WINDMILL HILL' CENTRED AT NGR (B1).
NO CLUE HAS COME TO LIGHT AS TO THE DATE OF THE WINDMILL'S EXISTENCE, NOR IS THERE A MILL-MOUND ON THE SUMMIT - AN IMPOSING PROMONTORY (B2).
SP 66052458 Windmill Hill (NAT) (B3).
SP 66052453. Situated at the W end of a ridge is a slight unsurveyable depression, about 10.0m diameter and 0.2m deep, with an associated scatter of stone, tile and post-medieval pottery. This may mark the site of the windmill inferred from authority 1 (B4).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC10218 Map: OS 1878/1885 1ST EDITION 1:10560 MAP (AND SUBSEQUE NT EDITIONS).
- <2>SBC5456 Unpublished document: Stanley Freese. 1946. Freese manuscript notes on windmills and watermills of Bucks.
- <3>SBC27454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. Ordnance Survey Map (6" /1960). Map.
- <4>SBC28656 Verbal communication: Christopher Paul Chaplin. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F1 CC 10-MAR-77.
- <5>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 66000 24600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHARNDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 15 2025 1:52PM
