Monument record 0285700000 - WALTON MILL

Summary

Historical records and geophysical survey of medieval to post-medieval Walton watermill

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval to post-medieval watermill at Walton, Aylesbury (DBC9040)

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Type and Period (1)

  • WATERMILL (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

DOMESDAY BOOK RECORDS 2 MILLS WORTH 23 SHILLINGS ON THE KING'S LAND AT AYLESBURY (B1,B14).
1788 MAP MARKS WATERMILL APPROX AT NGR (B2).
2 WATERMILLERS (JOHN HOARE, WILLIAM RUSSELL) RECORDED IN POSSE COMITATUS (B3).
'WALTON MILL' AT NGR (B4-5).
PROB CEASED USING WATER POWER C.1915. STILL USED AS A CORN MILL [1983] (B6).
MENTIONED IN WILLIAM COOPER'S ACCOUNT BOOKS C.1830 (B7).
NB NEW SURVEY (B8).
Watching brief during geophysical test pitting indicated some potential for localised survival across the site, although there appeared to have been much disturbance associated with 19th and 20th century building construction (B9). RCHME building survey (B10).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photograph. Working in 2006 (B12).
Buildings report dated June 1995 held at NMR (B13)

Sources (14)

  • <1>SBC4275 Bibliographic reference: DOMESDAY BOOK.
  • <2>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <3>SBC12393 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMITATUS 1798 (MS AT BRO REF:L/P/15-16).
  • <4>SBC10526 Map: OS C1814 2-INCH DRAFT MAP.
  • <5>SBC10206 Map: OS 1878/1884 1:10560 MAP 1ST EDITION (& SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS).
  • <6>SBC7039 Bibliographic reference: KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1915 & PIKE A R MAY 1983 FIELD VISIT.
  • <7>SBC5194 Article in serial: Mary Farnell. 1982. 'The Account Books of William Cooper, Millwright of Aylesbury', in Records of Buckinghamshire 24 pp118-124. Vol 24.
  • <8>SBC2561 Bibliographic reference: CASS ENVELOPE FILE 2857 FOR DRAWINGS, ROUGH LAYOUTS, VARIOUS PHOTOS.ALSO NOTE THAT A SURVEY HAS BEEN.
  • <9>SBC19533 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment at Walton Mill, Aylesbury.
  • <10>SBC19726 Unpublished document: Alan Stoyel (RCHME). 1995. Report on Walton Mill, Aylesbury.
  • <11>SBC3590 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST.
  • <12>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.112-113.
  • <13>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF090987.
  • <14>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p231.

Location

Grid reference SP 82750 13870 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13503)
  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief during geophysical test pitting (EBC16079)

Record last edited

Feb 18 2025 3:28PM

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