Monument record 0437200000 - 'MEDEMILL', OXFORD ROAD, DENHAM

Summary

Medieval to post-medieval watermill known as Medemill, first documented in 1388 and ceased working about 1911

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Type and Period (2)

CORN MILL (First mentioned 1388, 13th Century to Modern - 1200 AD? to 1911 AD?)
WATERMILL (13th Century to Modern - 1200 AD? to 1911 AD?)

Description

ALL DENHAM MANOR MILLS MENTIONED IN 'COMPOTUS ROLL', 1388, INCLUDING THE MEDEMILL, ALREADY OLD. CLEAR THAT THIS STOOD WHERE MR MERCER'S MILL IS (B3-4 ).
FROM ILLUS IN B3, CLEAR THAT MILL IS BUILDING AT NGR, NOW USED AS WORKSHOP & GARAGE (B5).
CEASED WORK C.1911 (B6).
MARKED ON MAPS (B1-2).
Shown as 'Black Jack's Mill' on map of 1602, and as 'Denham Road Mill' on maps from late C19 onwards. The 1842 Tithe Map schedule records the mill and it's associated buildings as owned by Daniel Hull (or Hall) Webb and occupied by Henry Stephens (B8).
Detailed historical notes (B9).

Sources (9)

<1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
<2>SBC10112 Map: OS 1868/81 1ST EDN SIX INCH MAP.
<3>SBC7349 Bibliographic reference: LATHBURY R H 1904 HISTORY OF DENHAM PP460-463 & I LLUS OPP P137.
<4>SBC15513 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P260.
<5>SBC11974 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R 8 AUG 1978 FIELD VISIT.
<6>SBC6977 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS (TO 1911).
<7>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS.
<8>SBC23047 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2004. Supporting Statement - Historic Buildings: Former William King Flour Mill (New Mills), New Denham.
<9>SBC23045 Bibliographic reference: Michael Farley, Edward Legg and James Venn (eds). 2007. The Watermills of Buckinghamshire: A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs. pp.174-175.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 05070 84721 (point)
Civil Parish	DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire