Building record 0283800000 - BOURTON MILL

Summary

Nineteenth century former watermill, ceased working in 1920s and now used for storage

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Type and Period (2)

CORN MILL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
WATERMILL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Watermill at approx NGR, shown on maps in 1788 & 1825 (B1).
'Bourton Mill' approx NGR, shown on OS surveyor's draft map 1814 (B2).
At NGR, OS maps have 'Bourton Mill (Corn)', then from 1923 'Bourton Mill (Disused' (B3).
Ceased working 1920? (B4).
In 1983, 3 storey C19 mill building survived, machinery gone; used as farm store (B6).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Standing empty in 2006 (B8).

Watermill established at Bourton by the C15. Surviving building is late C17 or early C18 with early C19 wing and was abandoned 1924 (B10).

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 (11)

<1>SBC6749 Map: JEFFREYS T 1788 MAP OF BUCKS/BRYANT A 1825 MAP OF BUCKS.
<2>SBC10097 Map: OS 1814 2-INCH DRAFT MAP.
<3>SBC10278 Map: OS 1880/85 6IN (1:10560) MAP, 1ST EDITION ( & SUBS EQUENT EDITIONS).
<4>SBC6969 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS (1864-1920).
<5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p486.
<6>SBC580 Bibliographic reference: ARP 1983(AUG) FIELD VISIT.
<7>SBC3596 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Borough of Buckingham.
<8>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. pp.17-19.
<9>SBC23498 Bibliographic reference: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1994. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Borough of Buckingham.
<10>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p39.
<11>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	SP 70528 33373 (point)
Civil Parish	BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire