Monument record 0286200000 - BLEDLOW MILL, THE FORD

Summary

Eighteenth and nineteenth century records of paper mill.

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  • PAPER MILL (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

'Paper mill' on map of 1788 & 'Bledlow Mill' on 1825 map approx at NGR (B1-2).
Mill actually in Saunderton, but only 50m from Bledlow boundary (B3).
2 mills in Saunderton for paper & corn (B4).
Rags prepared in North Mill (CASS 02859) & brought here to be made into paper (B3).
Marked at NGR (B5).

Sources (11)

  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p105.
  • <4>SBC7301 Bibliographic reference: Thomas Langley. 1797. The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Desborough and Deanery of Wycombe. p371.
  • <5>SBC10196 Map: OS 1877/85 SIX-INCH MAP 1ST EDITION.
  • <6>SBC43 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. Pers Comm, August 1983, following field visit.
  • <7>SBC2488 Bibliographic reference: CAS CARD 2862.
  • <8>SBC14973 Graphic material: SURVEY & PLAN BY MR WILFRED FOREMAN, OXFORD 1978 ( FILED).
  • <9>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.
  • <10>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24.
  • <11>SBC29013 Article in serial: Michael Farley. 1979. 'Archaeological Notes from the Buckinghamshire County Museum' in Records of Buckinghamshire 21, pp185-193. Vol 21.

Location

Grid reference SP 77880 04060 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 24 2026 11:20AM

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