Monument record 0513900000 - BIDDLESDEN MANOR
Summary
Eleventh to thirteenth century records of two watermills
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- WATERMILL (11th Century to 13th Century - 1000 AD to 1299 AD)
Description
IN 1086 THERE WERE 2 MILLS WORTH 28 PENCE BELONGING TO BIDDLESDEN MANOR. THEY ARE MENTIONED IN 1278-9 AS STANDING ONE WITHIN & ONE WITHOUT THE ABBEY ( B1).
NGR TO RIVERBANK, ADJACENT TO ABBEY SITE. (SEE ALSO CASS 00588 & 00589).
Historical notes (B2).
Two water mills in Biddlesden , SP6339, were abandoned ca.1278-9.(B3).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p155.
- <2>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. p7.
- <3>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p39.
- <4>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 63000 39770 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BIDDLESDEN, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 24 2026 2:27PM
