Monument record 0284600000 - N SIDE OF STOKE HOUSE FARM

Summary

Nineteenth century watermill probably on site of medieval and post-medieval mill established by 1628.

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Type and Period (3)

  • WATERMILL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)
  • OVERSHOT WHEEL (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
  • WATERMILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

DOMESDAY-1 MILL IN MANOR OF STOCHES (B1).
1788 & 1825 WATERMILL APPROX NGR (B2).
POSSE COMITATUS - 1 WATERMILL (B3).
1853 TENDERS FOR REBUILDING (B4).
BUILDING STILL SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT ATTACHED TO N SIDE OF STOKE HOUSE FARM BUILDINGS. PROB DATES FROM 1853 REBUILDING. REMAINS OF IRON OVERSHOT WHEEL (B6).
Historical notes (B7).

SP 837098 Watermill established by 1628 and abandoned in 1853 may be on the site of one recorded in Domesday Book for Stoke Manderville (B8).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
  • <2>SBC12066 Map: PIKE A R FROM JEFFERYS T 1788 MAP OF BUCKS/BRYANT A 1825 MAP OF BUCKS.
  • <3>SBC1606 Monograph: Ian Beckett (ed). 1985. 'The Buckinghamshire Posse Comitatus 1798', Bucks Record Society No.22. Vol 22.
  • <4>SBC1999 Article in serial: BUCKS ADVERTISER 30 APRIL 1853.
  • <5>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. p363.
  • <6>SBC12263 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R,NOV 1987,FIELD VISIT.
  • <7>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. p117.
  • <8>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p44.
  • <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 83726 09799 (point)
Civil Parish STOKE MANDEVILLE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13521)

Record last edited

Jun 23 2026 10:13AM

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