Monument record 0122000000 - ASH MILL

Summary

Sixteenth to nineteenth century records of watermill known as Ash or Lanes Mill, possibly on site of Domesday mill.

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  • WATERMILL (11th Century to 19th Century - 1000 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Description

1596 MAP SHOWS 'ASH MILL'; AT NGR (B1,B13).
1788 MAP SHOWS 'LANES MILL' AT NGR (B2).
1825 MAP SHOWS WATERMILL AT NGR (B3).
OS MAP MARKS 'ASH MILL (CORN)' AT NGR (B4).
PRESUMABLY 1 OF 6 WATER CORNMILLS MENTIONED IN DOMESDAY (B5).
1726-1844 KNOWN OCCUPATION. NO REMAINS AT ALL (B6).
POSSIBLY CEASED WORKING C.1899 (B8).
1830 LUDDITES SMASHED MACHINERY (B10).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Foundations remaining in 2006 (B12).

Sources (13)

  • <1>SBC253 Map: Robert Hovenden. 1596. ALL SOULS COLLEGE ESTATE MAP BY R HOVENDEN 1596 (PHOTO AT BRO: MAR/1/13T).
  • <2>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <3>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <4>SBC10127 Map: OS 1874/83 1:10560 1ST EDITION MAP.
  • <5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p128.
  • <6>SBC2617 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/77 WYE VALLEY WATER MILLS (OXFORD E XTRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
  • <7>SBC14971 Bibliographic reference: SUNLIFE INSURANCE CO.(PER A H SHORTER: PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENGLAND 1495-1800).
  • <8>SBC6987 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS -1899.
  • <9>SBC2084 Bibliographic reference: BUCKS RECORD SOC.5 1941 P105 (CALENDAR OF DEEDS... AT THE MUSEUM,AYLESBURY)(REF DOCUMENT 398/22 NO26.
  • <10>SBC8290 Bibliographic reference: MAYES MR L J,HIGH WYCOMBE.
  • <11>SBC5362 Bibliographic reference: FIRST WYCOMBE LEDGER BOOK.
  • <12>SBC23045 Bibliographic reference: Michael Farley, Edward Legg and James Venn (eds). 2007. The Watermills of Buckinghamshire: A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs. pp.143-145.
  • <13>SBC628 Bibliographic reference: L J Ashford. 1960. The History of the Borough of High Wycome from its Origins to 1880. p34.

Location

Grid reference SU 86000 93390 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 9 2022 10:37PM

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