Monument record 0429800000 - MILL KNOB or MILL GROUND FIELD, WINSLOW
Summary
Circular earthwork and documentary references suggest that this is the location of one of the 5 post-medieval windmills of Winslow Manor
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- WINDMILL (16th Century to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1799 AD)
- WINDMILL MOUND (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
MAPS OF 1599, 1695, 1758 MARK A WINDMILL, APPROX AT NGR (B1-4).
A WINDMILL STOOD AT MILL KNOLL, PROBABLY 1 OF 5 IN AREA DESTROYED FEB 1760 (ALSO REF FEB 1762) (B5).
'TOWN MILLS' IN AREA OF NGR (B6).
MILL STOOD IN CORNER OF JENNINGS CLOSE(B8).
CIRCULAR EARTHWORK WITH DEPRESSION AT NGR, MILL MOUND? (PLAN) (B9).
REFERENCE TO A WINDMILL AT WINSLOW, 6 MAY 1516 (B5).
IN EDWARD I'S TIME THERE WAS A WINDMILL BELONGING TO THE ABBOT OF ST ALBANS, WHICH FOLLOWED THE DESCENT OF THE MANOR (B7).
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by Cotswold Archaeology in 2016 failed to locate the mill mound due to the trial trench being positioned at the wrong NGR (B10).
Sources (10)
- <1>SBC13863 Map: Unknown. 1599. SALDEN ESTATE MAP.
- <2>SBC9188 Map: MORDEN E 1695 MAP OF BUCKS.
- <3>SBC14101 Map: SELLER J 1695 MAP OF BUCKS.
- <4>SBC1786 Map: BOWEN E 1758 MAP OF BUCKS.
- <5>SBC3005 Bibliographic reference: CLEAR A 1894 THE KING'S VILLAGE IN DEMESNE: OR 100 0 YEARS OF WINSLOW LIFE PP9,25,108,111.
- <6>SBC10332 Map: OS 1900 1:10560 MAP,2ND EDITION.
- <7>SBC15589 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P467.
- <8>SBC13897 Bibliographic reference: SAVING N A GLIMPSES OF PAST DAYS...OF...WINSLOW P2 1 & LIST OF FIELD NAMES.
- <9>XYSBC12507 Graphic material: RAINS M J JAN 1982 FIELD VISIT (SEE DESCRIPTION & PLAN IN HIS WINSLOW PARISH SURVEY,IN CAS FILE 2802. [Mapped feature: #30940 ]
- <10>SBC24824 Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2016. Land at Buckingham Road, Winslow: Archaeological Evaluation.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 7640 2850 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (Ref: 660730) (EBC17879)
Record last edited
May 11 2020 7:13AM
