Monument record 0691900000 - Potash Farm, Beachampton

Summary

Industrial activity indicated by the name of the farm which is noted on Bryant's 1824 map

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • WOOD CHEMICAL WORKS? (Post-Medieval - 1540 AD to 1798 AD?)

Description

Placename evidence would appear to suggest the production of the powerful alkali potassoum carbonate, originally got in a crude state by lixiviating (leaching) wood ash (from nearby woodlands suggested by placenames such as Beachampton Grove, Grove Farm, School Furze, The Oaks - parts of Whaddon Chase?) and evaporating the results in pots - hence pot-ashes (1, 2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC20219 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880/1885. OS 1st Edition 6in Map Sheet 13.
  • <2>SBC20218 Unpublished document: CMAG. 1980(?)-2001. Mineral Extraction Sites in Buckinghamshire. D1049.

Location

Grid reference SP 78069 35673 (point)
Civil Parish NASH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 10 2022 2:13PM

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