Monument record 0176600000 - CHESHAM HIGHAM MANOR MILL

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Documentary records of medieval and post-medieval watermill.

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  • WATERMILL (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)

Description

1 mill, worth 10 shillings, on Hugh de Bolebech's manor of Chesham Higham, 1086 (B1).
Mill in Chesham Higham manor in 1086, described as a watermill, 1312. Descended with manor; called 2 mills in 1481. 2 watermills mentioned with manor in C17-C18 may include present Weirhouse Mill (B5).
NGR to 'Weirhouse Mill' (B4).
Historical notes (B13).

Sources (14)

  • <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
  • <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>SBC10116 Map: OS 1873/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
  • <5>SBC15696 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP204,214.
  • <6>SBC11049 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP90 SE24,JAN 1960,FILED.
  • <7>SBC3584 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.
  • <8>SBC14969 Bibliographic reference: SUNLIFE INSURANCE CO (PER SHORTER A H PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENGLAND 1495-1800).
  • <9>SBC12154 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R MARCH 1984 FIELD VISIT.
  • <10>SBC1719 Bibliographic reference: Clive Birch. 1974. The Book of Chesham.
  • <11>SBC6981 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS (TO 1935).
  • <12>SBC4708 Article in serial: M Everett. 1993. 'CHESHAM TOWN MUSEUM PROJECT', IN JOURNAL OF THE CHESS VALLEY ARCH & HIST SOCIETY1993 PP23-26.
  • <13>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. p183.
  • <14>SBC19475 Bibliographic reference: Hunt J. 1997. Chesham A Pictorial History. ppxiii,xiv,xv-xvi; captions to plates 19-21.

Location

Grid reference SP 97390 00260 (point)
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC14138)

Record last edited

Oct 7 2024 1:21PM

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