Monument record 0198300001 - BEACHAMPTON MANOR

Summary

Water mill established by 1285 and abandoned 1814. Possibly the site of a Domesday Mill.

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

Description

WATERMILL, BEACHAMPTON MANOR, WORTH 105, 1086. 2 WATERMILLS AT BEACHAMPTON 1285; WERE AMONG APPURTENANCES OF UNITED MANOR 1593. WATERMILL CALLED 'UPPER MILNE' CONVEYED WITH MANOR 1609 (B1).
'RBT THE MILLER OF BEACHAMPTON' MENTIONED C1250 (B5).
NGR TO APPROX SITE OF A MILL SHOWN ON C18/19 MAPS (B4).


SP 764374 Water mill established on this site by 1285 and abandoned 1814. Possibly the site of a Domesday Mill (B6).

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC1580 Map: BEACHAMPTON ESTATE MAP 1771 (TRACING IN BRO, REF M AR 29).
  • <2>SBC10098 Map: OS 1814 2-INCH DRAFT MAP.
  • <3>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p151.
  • <4>SBC619 Map: ARP, INFO FROM MAPS BI1& BI2.
  • <5>SBC6818 Bibliographic reference: JENKINS JG 1945 CARTULARY OF SNELSHALL PRIORY IN BUCKSRECORDSOC"9P45(CHARTER125)".
  • <6>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p39.
  • <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Update 1997.

Location

Grid reference SP 76400 37400 (point)
Civil Parish BEACHAMPTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Jun 3 2026 4:22PM

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