Monument record 0038800000 - MARSH MILL

Summary

Remains of post-medieval watermill, probably on site of a medieval mill documented in thirteenth century, mill pond shown on historic aerial photographs

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Remains of 18th century watermill at Marsh Mill, on site of a Medieval mill (DBC9380)

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Type and Period (3)

  • WATERMILL (13th Century to Modern - 1200 AD? to 1999 AD?)
  • CORN MILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • MILL POND (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

1788 & 1825 'MARSH MILL' MARKED AT NGR (B1).
OS MARKS 'MARSH MILL (CORN)' AT NGR (B2).
1798 JOHN HUSSEY, WATERMILLER AT GT. KIMBLE (B3).
C13 TENURE OF MISSENDEN ABBEY (B4,B9).
DIRECTORY SUGGESTS CEASED WORKING C.1928 (B6).
1 STOREY OF BUILDING STANDING. WATERWHEEL IN SITU. LEAT TRACEABLE (B7).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Disused in 2006 (B8).

A mill pond of medieval/post medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs as earthworks and was mapped as part of the Aylesbury Vale Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18604). Located at Old Mill Farm, Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh, and centred at SP 82049 09190. The mill pond is visible as a treelined earthwork in 1948 and 1954 but appears to be infilled by 1994. Lidar visualisations show the ground has been levelled and the mill race diverted north, at a right angle, to rejoin the watercourse. (10-14)

Sources (14)

  • <1>SBC6726 Map: JEFFERYS T 1788 MAP OF BUCKS/BRYANT A 1825 MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <2>SBC10189 Map: OS 1877/85 1:10560 MAP 1ST EDITION.
  • <3>SBC12380 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMITATUS 1798 (MS AT BRO L/P/15&16).
  • <4>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p302.
  • <5>SBC5945 Bibliographic reference: GURNEY CHARTERS NOS1/49 & 2149 (PER G R ELVEY).
  • <6>SBC6946 Bibliographic reference: KELLY'S DIRECTORIES OF BUCKS -1928.
  • <7>SBC12177 Verbal communication: PIKE A R (BCM) NOV 1979 FIELD VISIT.
  • <8>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. p.118.
  • <9>SBC15359 Bibliographic reference: BUCKS RECORD SOC 1946 10 (CHARTER 523)(J G JENKINS,ED.CARTULARY OF MISSENDEN ABBEY PTII).
  • <10>SBC27237 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2436 RS 4030 04-Feb-1948.
  • <11>SBC27254 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1954. RAF/540/1269 F21 18 12-Mar-1954.
  • <12>SBC27236 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 1994. OS/94536 V 204 18-Oct-1994.
  • <13>SBC25062 Digital archive: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LiDAR data. LIDAR SP8209 Environment Agency 1m DTM Composite 2020 date accessed 09-Mar-2023.
  • <14>SBC27255 Digital archive: The Mills Archive Trust. 2025. Mills Archive Trust: Marsh Mill Farm, Marsh. https://new.millsarchive.org/mills/index/?which=5622. https://new.millsarchive.org/mills/index/?which=5622 date accessed 14-Mar-2025.

Location

Grid reference SP 82010 09220 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT AND LITTLE KIMBLE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13473)
  • Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 9179) (EBC18604)

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Mar 21 2025 8:22AM

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