Monument record 0283700000 - MAIDS MORETON MILL

Summary

Watermill, documented from eighteenth century. May be on the site of the one established by 1279. Abandoned 1915. The mill building, of stone, was ruinous when recorded in 1966, and has since deteriorated further

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CORN MILL (Abandoned 1915?, 18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD? to 1915 AD)

Description

MAPS 1788, 1814, 1825 MARK 'MORETON MILL' (WATERMILL) APPROX AT NGR (B2,B4).
OS 1880/5 HAS 'MAIDS MORETON MILL (CORN)' AT NGR (B6).
WATER MILLER' RECORDED 1798; A 'MILLER' IN 1851 (B3,B5).
CEASED WORKING IN 1915? (B11).
MILL BUILDING OF STONE, QUITE RUINED (B10 - UNDATED). PHOTO, 1937, BCM COLLECTION.
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Standing empty in 2006 (B13).

SP 71703439 Watermill at Maids Moreton in 1085 may be on the site of the one established by 1279 and abandoned in 1915 (B13).
Recorded by NRIM (B10).

Sources (14)

<1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
<2>SBC6744 Map: JEFFREYS T 1788 MAP OF BUCKS.
<3>SBC1606 Monograph: Ian Beckett (ed). 1985. 'The Buckinghamshire Posse Comitatus 1798', Bucks Record Society No.22. Vol 22.
<4>SBC10101 Map: OS 1814 2-INCH DRAFT MAP; BRYANT A 1825 MAP OF BUCKS.
<5>SBC2770 Bibliographic reference: CENSUS RETURNS 1851 (MICROFILM COPY AT COUNTY REFE RENCE LIBRARY, AYLESBURY).
<6>SBC10266 Bibliographic reference: OS 1880/5 6IN (1:10560).
<7>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp198, 202.
<8>SBC5209 Bibliographic reference: FARRAR CF 1921 OUSE'S SILENT TRADE P26 & ILLUS OPP P32.
<9>SBC29488 Monograph: Gerald Elvey (ed). 1975. 'Luffield Priory Charters, Part 2', in Bucks Record Society 18. Vol 18. p114 (Charter 425).
<10>SBC6630 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD NO 238301. NRI01.
<11>SBC6974 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS (1899-1911).
<12>SBC580 Bibliographic reference: ARP 1983(AUG) FIELD VISIT.
<13>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24.
<14>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2011, Update 2012.

Location

Grid reference	SP 71700 34390 (point)
Civil Parish	MAIDS MORETON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Event - Survey: (EBC17664)
Event - Survey: National Record of Industrial Monuments (National Recording Project) (EBC18866)

Record last edited

Jun 4 2026 3:04PM