Monument record 0287000000 - LITTLE MISSENDEN WATERMILL
Summary
Documentary history of medieval and post-medieval Little Missenden watermill.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- (Former Type) WATERMILL (First mentioned 1352, 14th Century to Modern - 1300 AD? to 1920 AD?)
- (Former Type) CORN MILL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- (Former Type) STEAM MILL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
REFERENCE TO A WATERMILL AT LITTLE MISSENDEN, 1352 (B1).
1742, 1788, 1825, 1845 MAPS MARK WATERMILL (B2).
POSSE COMITATUS RECORDS 1 WATERMILL AT LITTLE MISSENDEN - JOSEPH SIBLEY, 10 QTS PER WEEK (B3).
OS MAP MARKS 'MILL (CORN)' AT NGR (B4).
REFERENCE TO WATERMILL AND MOOR OR MEAD IN LITTLE MISSENDEN IN 1692 IN TENANCY OF JOHN DARVELL (B6).
DIRECTORY ENTRIES SUGGEST MILL CEASED USING WATER POWER C.1920 (B7).
ILLUS OF MILL (B8).
BEHIND MILL BUILDING IS A TALL SQUARE BRICK CHIMNEY FOR A STEAM ENGINE, 19TH CENTURY (B9).
Detailed historical notes, 1930s condition and photographs. Used as a dairy in 2006 (B11).
First mentioned in 1352 and last used in 1920 (B12).
Sources (12)
- <1>SBC2278 Bibliographic reference: CALENDAR OF INQUISITIONS POST MORTEM 10,23 (PER MR G R ELVEY).
- <2>SBC6442 Map: HOLMER GREEN ESTATE MAP 1742 (BAS MUNIMENT ROOM RE F.456/42),JEFFERY'S MAP (1788),BRYANT'S MAP (1825.
- <3>SBC12426 Bibliographic reference: POSSE CONITATUS,1798 (MS.AT BRO,REF.L/P/15-16).
- <4>SBC10124 Map: OS 1874/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
- <5>SBC12678 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 P235.
- <6>SBC13630 Article in serial: Unknown. 1936. 'AMERSHAM IN THE TIME OF WILLIAM AND MARY', IN RECS OF BUCKS 13 P210. Vol 13.
- <7>SBC6944 Bibliographic reference: KELLY'S DIRECTORIES OF BUCKS (TO 1920).
- <8>SBC16427 Bibliographic reference: WATERCOLOUR OF 'MISSENDEN OLD MILL'(BCM ART STORE, 223.45).PHOTOS OF MILLGEARING AND MILL EXTERIOR,S.
- <9>SBC5304 Verbal communication: FIELD VISIT,A.R.PIKE,MAY 1983.
- <10>SBC20013 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Chalfont St Giles &C.
- <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. pp.196-198.
- <12>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9278 9891 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1358)
Record last edited
Nov 26 2023 2:15PM
