Monument record 0511200000 - MEETING POINT OF 3 PARISHES: watermill and ford
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- WATERMILL (16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)
- FORD (16th Century to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Salden estate map of 1599 field marked as 'Mill Hoo' at approx NGR (B1).
In C16 a watermill & a malting mill are referred to. Now no trace of the mill in Winslow (B2).
Traditional site of Abbot's watermill (B3).
Nothin visible. Site is at confluence of 2 slow-moving streams with steep banks bordered by well-cultivated fields (B4).
Said locally to be site of old ford which carried original route from Winslow to Granborough. Was abandoned by most traffic in favour of bridged crossing upstream by C16. Oral evidence that ford still used in summer within past century (B3).
An article tracing the 10th century boundary of the Manor of Winslow notes that the Salden estate map shows this area to be called Mill Hook, signifying the likely location of a watermill in 1599 (B5).
Historical notes (B6).
Sources (6)
- <1>SBC13863 Map: Unknown. 1599. SALDEN ESTATE MAP.
- <2>SBC15589 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P467.
- <3>SBC764 Article in serial: Arnold Baines. 1980. 'THE WINSLOW CHARTER OF 792 & THE BOUNDARIES OF GRANBOROUGH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 22 PP1-17. Vol 22. p4.
- <4>SBC12510 Unpublished document: M J Rains. 1982. RAINS M J, FEB 1982, FIELD VISIT (SEE HIS WINSLOW PARISH SURVEY, FILED).
- <5>SBC20208 Article in serial: E J Bull and Julian Hunt. 1996. 'Rewalking the Tenth-century Perambulation of Winslow Manor', in Recs of Bucks 38 pp90-108. Vol 38. pp99.
- <6>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.49.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 75634 25927 (28m by 14m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSLOW, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | EAST CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
| Civil Parish | GRANBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 15 2024 10:53AM
