Monument record 0054101000 - MILLPOSSELS FIELD

Summary

Sixteenth century map records site of windmill, recorded in field survey

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • MOUND (16th Century - 1500 AD? to 1599 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 1000 Height 0060 cm
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
MOUND IN ALLOTMENT FIELD, 30FT DIAM, 4.5FT HIGH. HALF MOUND DESTROYED BY ROAD (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).

Sources (5)

  • <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.

Location

Grid reference SP 80700 27380 (point)
Civil Parish SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC1395)
  • Event - Survey: (EBC14183)

Record last edited

Nov 4 2024 6:53PM

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