Monument record 0222500000 - STARTOP'S END

Summary

Eighteenth century map marks site of paper mill.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • PAPER MILL (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • WATERMILL (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

1788 MAP MARKS 'PAPER MILL' (A WATERMILL) APPROX AT NGR (B1).
MILL, BELONGING TO SAVOY MANOR, STOOD NEAR STARTOP'S END, ON A SPOT NOW INCLUDED IN THE RESERVOIR BANK OR JUST OUTSIDE IT. LATER USED AS A PAPER MILL (B3).
SITE/NGR DERIVED FROM B1, B3.
BUILDING OF CANAL HAD MAJOR EFFECT ON LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY (B4).
Historical notes (B5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p708.
  • <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p392.
  • <4>SBC11978 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. PERS COMM APRIL 1977, FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.
  • <5>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. p105.

Location

Grid reference SP 91900 14000 (point)
Civil Parish MARSWORTH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13449)

Record last edited

Nov 4 2024 6:05PM

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