Monument record 0517100000 - BURNE MILLS,HIGH WYCOMBE

Summary

Eleventh to thirteenth century records of Burne watermill

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  • WATERMILL (11th Century to 13th Century - 1066 AD to 1299 AD)

Description

AT DOMESDAY THERE WERE 6 WATER CORN-MILLS ATTACHED TO HIGH WYCOMBE MANOR, WORTH 75 SHILLINGS YEARLY. 1 WAS GRANTED BY MABEL DAUGHTER OF SIWARD, C.1200, TO THE ABBESS OF GODSTOW, WHO 5 YEARS LATER ALIENATED IT TO WILLIAM SON OF HERVEY, WHO HELD THE 'BURNE MILLS' HERE IN 1235 (B1).

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  • <1>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p128.

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Grid reference SU 86000 93400 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 18 2025 12:49PM

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