Monument record 0286900000 - LORDS MILL

Summary

Eleventh to nineteenth century records of Lord's watermill

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Type and Period (1)

  • WATERMILL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

1788 'BALLS MILL' SHOWN APPROX AT NGR (B1).
1825 'NOWNES MILL' SHOWN APPROX AT NGR (B2).
OS MARKS 'LORDS MILL (CORN)' AT NGR (B3).
1086 3 MILLS IN MANOR OF WEST WYCOMBE. 1251 'WITHYDICH MILL' MENTIONED. 1400 'PIIT MILL' & 1457 'MARGARY MILL' (B4).
LORDS MILL, BALLS MILL OR FROG MILL. NOW OCCUPIED BY FURNITURE MANUFACTURER (B5).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Used as a shop in 2006 (B11).

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>SBC10127 Map: OS 1874/83 1:10560 1ST EDITION MAP.
  • <4>SBC15483 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P139.
  • <5>SBC2614 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/77 WYE VALLEY WATER MILLS (OXFORD E XTRA MURAL CERT COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
  • <6>SBC14542 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A H 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENG LAND 1495-1800: SUNLIFE INSURANCE CO..
  • <7>SBC6986 Bibliographic reference: Kelly's Directories Ltd. KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS -1883.
  • <8>SBC16775 Bibliographic reference: WINCHESTER PIPE ROLLS(PER MR H GREEN,HIGH WYCOMBE OCT 1983)/BUCKS RECORD SOC 1941 5 P107(CALENDAR OF.
  • <9>SBC12550 Bibliographic reference: RATE BOOK, PER MR L J MAYES.
  • <10>SBC20253 Unpublished document: Herbert Green. 1980s?. Notes on buildings in West Wycombe manor recorded in medieval accounts of Bishop of Winchester.
  • <11>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. p.141.

Location

Grid reference SU 85500 93633 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1421)

Record last edited

Dec 18 2014 9:08AM

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