Monument record 0165500000 - MILLFIELD
Summary
Historical record and field name evidence of possible medieval watermill
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- WATERMILL (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- EARTHWORK (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- DAM (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
Description
PROBABLE SITE OF WATERMILL. PART OF STREAM VALLEY HOLLOWED OUT TO FORM MILLPOND, AND DAM CONSTRUCTED A CROSS VALLEY. LIMESTONE FRAGMENTS IN STREAM BED. FIELD TO WEST IS 'SECOND MILL HOMES' (BI1). PROBABLE MILL SITE AND DAM REMAINS IN 'MILLFIELD' AT NGR (BI3)
Historical notes (B4).
A water mill had been established in Mursley by 1252 and was abandoned in 1349 or shortly after. The probable site of this mill is indicated by a mill-pond dam and associated field names at SP81122816 (B5 and B6).
This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC5909 Bibliographic reference: Richard Griffiths & Josie Southernwood. 1973. GRIFFITHS R W AND SOUTHERNWOOD J,MARCH 1973.
- <2>SBC13536 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1973 19 P351.
- <3>SBC10544 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. 1974. OS record card.
- <4>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. p.49.
- <5>SBC4902 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1973. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum', in Records of Buckinghamshire 19, Part 3, pp344-351. Vol 19, part 3. p351.
- <6>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
- <6>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p43.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81120 28140 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14360)
Record last edited
Aug 18 2026 11:14AM
