Monument record 0431900000 - MILL FIELD

Summary

Possible site of a thirteenth century windmill, suggested by nineteenth century placename.

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Type and Period (1)

  • WINDMILL (First mentioned 1284, 13th Century to 19th Century - 1200 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

IN 1284 RALF LE POER IMPLEADED HIS NEIGHBOURS FOR DISMANTLING HIS MILL & TAKING IT AWAY (B1). 'MILLFIELD' ON 1840 & 1852 MAPS (B2).
MILL PROBABLY A SMALL POST-MILL. STREAM AT MENTMORE UNLIKELY TO HAVE BEEN LARGE OR FAST FLOWING ENOUGH TO DRIVE A WATERMILL (B3).
NGR TO CENTRE OF MILLFIELD (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC2247 Bibliographic reference: C P 40, 54 IN.44 (REF.FROM G.R.ELVEY).
  • <2>SBC8500 Map: 1840 & 1852. MENTMORE TITHE MAPS 1840,1852.
  • <3>SBC4581 Bibliographic reference: ELVEY G R 1978.
  • <4>SBC8492 Bibliographic reference: MELLOR J AND WHITEMAN M 1978.

Location

Grid reference SP 912 192 (point)
Civil Parish MENTMORE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 6 2018 5:50PM

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