Monument record 0540300000 - WNW OF NOTLEY ABBEY
Summary
Possible site of seventeenth century windmill shown on historic map
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- WINDMILL? (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Description
Map of 1695 marks a windmill approx at NGR (B1).
Windmill Hill, on the drive leading from Angle Way to Notley Abbey. A likely site for the mill is at the summit where a small paddock exists (B2).
Mr H J Reynolds, whose family has farmed Notley for several generations, knows nothing of the possible existence of a windmill here, nor of the name 'Windmill Hill'. The site, certainly, is suitable - on the summit of a ridge. The existence of cropmarks nearby (see CAS 02207), probably a ring ditch and assocated features, could conceivably represent a ploughed-down mill mound. Since, however, the only evidence for the mill appears to be Seller's map, its actual existence must remain in doubt (B3).
(CASS 02207 = mill mound?).
Sources (3)
- <1>XYSBC14101 Map: John Seller. 1695. Map of Bucks. [Mapped feature: #5182 ]
- <2>SBC5456 Unpublished document: Stanley Freese. 1946. Freese manuscript notes on windmills and watermills of Bucks.
- <3>SBC13727 Bibliographic reference: REYNOLDS MR H J & FIELD VISIT, PIKE A R, JULY 1984.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 710 093 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONG CRENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13513)
Record last edited
Dec 11 2025 2:36PM
