Monument record 0233500100 - PAPER MILL FARM
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- WATERMILL (13th Century to 19th Century - 1200 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
(OTHER) DOMESDAY MILL, GT BRICKHILL- SWEWNES MILL (1251), OR ITS PREDECESSOR? PROBABLY STOOD ON RIVER OUZEL, SW OF PARISH, ON BOUNDARY WITH SOULBURY. IN C17, WAS 2 MILLS UNDER 1 ROOF? IN C18, REAPPEARS AS PAPERMILL - GIVES NAME TO PAPERMILL FARM (B5).
MENTIONED 1793 (B6); & 1798? - BUT SEE CASS 02001 (B2).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Slight foundations remain in 2006 (B9).
Smewnes Mill was established by 1251, in the C17 it was described as two mills under one roof and in the C18 it was used as a paper mill. May be on the site of a Domesday mill (B11).
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 (12)
- <1>SBC6744 Map: JEFFREYS T 1788 MAP OF BUCKS.
- <2>SBC1606 Monograph: Ian Beckett (ed). 1985. 'The Buckinghamshire Posse Comitatus 1798', Bucks Record Society No.22. Vol 22.
- <3>SBC10090 Map: OS 1813/14 DRAFT MAP (2IN).
- <4>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
- <5>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. p294.
- <6>SBC14534 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENGLAN D 1495-1800 (PAMPHLET IN FILE L000 84 IN BUCKS COLLECTION, REF LIBRARY, AYLESBURY).
- <7>SBC10391 Map: OS 1958 MAP (1:10560).
- <8>SBC6695 Bibliographic reference: JACK R I (ED)1965 THE GREY OF RUTHIN,VALOR P111.
- <9>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.57.
- <10>SBC15913 Article in serial: 1940. HUGHES MW (ED) 1940 FEET OF FINES, BUCKS, IN BUCKS RECORD SOC 1940 4 P99.
- <11>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24.
- <12>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 8919 2933 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT BRICKHILL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: (EBC17664)
Record last edited
Jun 23 2026 3:04PM
