Monument record 0287300000 - QUARRENDON MILL, AMERSHAM

Summary

Eleventh to twentieth century records of a watermill called Quarrendon Mill

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Type and Period (1)

  • WATERMILL (11th Century to Modern - 1000 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

ON RIVER MISBOURNE 2 KM E OF AMERSHAM. POSSIBLY A DOMESDAY MILL (B1).
NAME MAYBE FROM QUERENDONS WHO HAD RIGHTS IN AMERSHAM C13 (B7).
LOCATED 1788 (B3) AS A CORN MILL. DISUSED 1936 (B8).
MACHINERY REMOVED C.1940. MILL STONES SURVIVE. NOW A PRIVATE HOUSE (B1).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Disused in 2006 (B9).
There is a brick edged leat up stream from Quarrendon Mill (NGR SU 9756-9637). It was first mentioned in1768 and was last used in c.1930 (B10).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC1412 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 2873.
  • <2>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
  • <3>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <4>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <5>SBC12388 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMITATUS 1798 (MS AT BRO REF. L/P/15 AND 16).
  • <6>SBC10205 Map: OS 1878/1883 SIX INCH MAP (1ST EDN)..
  • <7>SBC15485 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P143.
  • <8>SBC7053 Bibliographic reference: KELLYS DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1863-1939.
  • <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. pp.202-203.
  • <10>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.

Location

Grid reference SU 97580 96280 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 7 2022 3:22PM

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