Monument record 0102300000 - 'HIGHDOUNE' FIELD

Summary

Historical records of a medieval windmill, last recorded on an estate map of 1641

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  • WINDMILL (14th Century to 17th Century - 1300 AD? to 1699 AD)

Description

1641 ESTATE MAP SHOWS WINDMILL IN 'HIGH DOUNE' FIELD. NOT ON 1740 MAP (B1).
1334 MANOR OF ASHENDON HAD A WINDMILL (B2).
ALMOST AT HIGHEST POINT OF NATURAL KNOLL IN 'HIGHDOWN' FIELD IS SLIGHT SUNKEN CIRCULAR DEPRESSION WITH RAISED CROSS RIDGE IN CENTRE. LIKELY SEATING FOR MILL (B3).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC4662 Map: ESTATE MAP OF ASHENDON (BAS MUNIMENT ROOM REF 91/4 7)(COPY IN HANGING FILE)/ESTATE MAP OF ASHENDON 1.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p6.
  • <3>XYSBC12227 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R,25 JAN 1978,FIELD VISIT. [Mapped feature: #22101 ]
  • <4>SBC25360 Bibliographic reference: Stanley Freese & James Venn, revised & edited by Guy Blythman. 2020. Buckinghamshire Windmills. pp32, 36, 142.

Location

Grid reference SP 7108 1464 (point)
Civil Parish ASHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC18246)

Record last edited

Oct 26 2024 11:23AM

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