Monument record 0054101000 - MILLPOSSELS FIELD
Summary
Sixteenth century map records site of windmill, recorded in field survey
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- MOUND (16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1599 AD?)
Description
Dimensions - Radius 1000 Height 0060 cm
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
(SP 798274) Mound in Millpossels, a field now allotments, 600 yds W of Swanbourne Church, about 30ft in diameter and 4.5ft high. Half the mound has been destroyed in making the road. (Nothing visible on available APs, RAF 1959) (B3).
LIES N OF ROAD, WIDENED 1938: HEDGELINE CROSSES REMNANT OF MOUND. PROBABLY A MILL MOUND: WINDMILL SHOWN IN AREA ON 1599 ESTATE MAP ON 'CHURCHILL' (& SEE 00:000) (B4).
MOUND SURVIVES AS AN AMORPHOUS SWELLING ON HEDGELINE (B5).
No trace and no local knowledge of this mound (B6).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC13863 Map: Unknown. 1599. SALDEN ESTATE MAP.
- <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p429.
- <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p293.
- <4>SBC4903 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E 1973 FIELD VISIT.
- <5>SBC10575 Bibliographic reference: OS FIELD INVESTIGATOR,APRIL 1974.
- <6>SBC28908 Verbal communication: P A Stevens. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - F1 PAS 16-APR-74.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80700 27380 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC1395)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14183)
Record last edited
Jan 22 2026 4:32PM
