Monument record 0659300000 - Maids Moreton windmill mound
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- WINDMILL (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
Description
Cropmark of ?ploughed-out windmill mound, to north of intersection of A413 (Akeley Road) and Bycell Road, Maids Moreton (B1-3).
Field referred to as 'Windmill Hill & Common' in Maids Moreton field name survey (B4).
Cropmark plot from Northants CC (B5).
The site of a windmill of probable medieval date is visible on historic aerial photographs as extant cropmarks and was mapped as part of the North Buckinghamshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping project (EBC18304). Located approximately 65m west of Towcester Road, north of Maid’s Moreton, and centred at SP 70214 36089. Cropmarks of a windmill base, a circular ditch with a central cross, approximately 20m in diameter, are visible on aerial photographs. These are situated in a field called Windmill Hill, on a 1591 map of Maid’s Moreton, close to the boundary which is still present on the 1940s aerial photographs but is no longer present. No windmill is shown on the 1591 map. (6-9)
Sources (7)
- <3>SBC19233 Aerial Photograph: RAF 541 SQDN. 1946. 1946 RAF Vertical AP. SP702361. Yes.
- <4>SBC19234 Unpublished document: Lyn Robinson. 1999. Field Names of Maids Moreton.
- <5>SBC19240 Graphic material: Northamptonshire County Council. 1997. Cropmark plot Maids Moreton.
- <6>SBC26392 Aerial Photograph: Historic England. 2005. NMR 23998_024 02-Aug-2005.
- <7>SBC25593 Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. Google Earth Pro. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 31-May-2020 date accessed 14-Mar-2023.
- <8>SBC26387 Digital archive: Digital Bodleian. 1586-1605. The Hovenden Estate maps (1586-1605). date accessed 06-Mar-2023 (Image I:04 and I:03).
- <9>SBC26387 Digital archive: Digital Bodleian. 1586-1605. The Hovenden Estate maps (1586-1605). date accessed 06-Mar-2023.
Location
Grid reference | SP 702 361 (point) |
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Civil Parish | MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Aerial investigation and mapping project (Ref: 7768) (EBC18304)
Record last edited
Sep 4 2023 4:15PM