Monument record 0283600100 - MILL, THORNBOROUGH

Summary

Documentary references to medieval and post-medieval watermill.

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Type and Period (2)

  • WATERMILL (11th Century to 19th Century - 1000 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Former Type) CORN MILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

1 MILL WORTH 20S ON DOMESDAY MANOR OF THORNBOROUGH (1086)(B1).
MILL, THORNBORO', MENTIONED C.1240-51 (B8).
MILL, THORNBORO', GRANTED TO ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL, OXFORD 1244, MENTIONED AGAIN, 1279. BETWEEN 1243 &1245, RBT SON OF ALAN GAVE MAGDELEN COLLEGE A MILL HERE (B6,B14).
MILL ON MAPS 1788, 1825 APPROX AT NGR (B3-4); 'CORNMILL' MARKED AT NGR, ON OS MAP OF 1880/5 (B5).
'MILL' FIELD NAMES IN THIS AREA ON MAP OF 1613 (B2).
SUN FIRE INSURANCE NO 500398 OF 1755 REFERS TO THORNBOROUGH MILL (B11).
NGR TO THORNBOROUGH MILL (B5).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
  • <2>SBC15093 Map: 1613. THORNBOROUGH ESTATE MAP.
  • <3>SBC6744 Map: JEFFREYS T 1788 MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <4>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <5>SBC10270 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880/1885. OS 6-INCH 1ST EDITION MAP. Printed map. 1:10,560.
  • <6>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp283, 240.
  • <8>SBC4595 Bibliographic reference: Gerald Elvey (ed). 1975. 'LUFFIELD PRIORY CHARTERS PART II', IN BUCKS RECORD SOC 18 P248, NO.586. Vol 18.
  • <11>SBC14556 Unpublished document: SIMMONDS COLLECTION, SCIENCE MUSEUM LIBRARY, LONDON (SUN FIRE INSURANCE NO 500398 (1755)- JOHN THEED, THORNBOROGH MILL).
  • <14>SBC25765 Bibliographic reference: Buckinghamshire Record Society. 1940. BUCKS FEET OF FINES, IN BUCKS RECORD SOC 4 P84. Vol 4.

Location

Grid reference SP 7349 3534 (point)
Civil Parish THORNBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 26 2023 1:43PM

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