Monument record 0283400000 - THORNEY MILL

Summary

Eleventh to twentieth century records of Thorney watermill

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Type and Period (3)

  • CORN MILL (11th Century to Modern - 1086 AD to 1903 AD)
  • WATERMILL (11th Century to Modern - 1086 AD to 1903 AD)
  • TUBE MILL (Modern - 1903 AD to 1923 AD)

Description

(SEE CASS 02700:02 FOR MILLS: HISTORY). PROB 1 OF DOMESDAY MILLS (B6).
MARKED APPROX AT NGR (B1-2).
MENTIONED 1544,1546 (B3,B7).
BY 1779 USED AS COARSE PAPER MILL, CONT AT LEAST UNTIL 1849. MILL CEASED WORKING C1903 (B5-6,B9).
MILL BUILDINGS EXTANT, BUT ALTERED FOR USE AS TUBE WORKS TILL 1923 (B5,B8).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Derelict in 2006 (B11).

Sources (11)

  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <3>SBC20465 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 4). Volume 4. p516.
  • <4>SBC10284 Map: OS 1881 1ST EDITION SIX INCH MAP.
  • <5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p288.
  • <6>SBC16411 Bibliographic reference: WARD W H & BLOCK K S 1933 HISTORY OF PARISH & MANO R OF IVER PP14, 193-194 (& SEE INDEX).
  • <7>SBC9594 Bibliographic reference: MSS OF ST GEORGE'S CHAPEL, WINDSOR (PER MR G R ELVEY).
  • <8>SBC11957 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R (BCM) OCT 1983 FIELD VISIT.
  • <9>SBC6942 Bibliographic reference: KELLY'S DIRECTORIES OF BUCKS (TO 1903).
  • <10>SBC5452 Unpublished document: FREESE S 1943 MS & NOTES.
  • <11>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. pp176-177.

Location

Grid reference TQ 04840 79420 (point)
Civil Parish IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 10:11AM

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