Monument record 0287900000 - ROBYN/HOCHEDES/HEDGE MILL

Summary

Thirteenth to eighteenth century records of watermill

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Type and Period (2)

  • FULLING MILL (13th Century to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1699 AD)
  • WATERMILL (13th Century to 18th Century - 1200 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

1788 'HEDGE MILL' APPROX AT NGR (B1).
MAIN FULLING MILL OF BASSETSBURY MANOR, WYCOMBE, SOMETIMES CALLED 'ROBYN MILL' FROM C13 HOLDER. IN 1420 CALLED 'HOCHEDES MILLE' FROM HOCHEDE FAMILY (FURTHER REFS) (B2).
1 OF 2 FULLING MILLS OF BASSETSBURY MANOR IN 1411. ADAPTED TO PAPERMAKING IN C17 (B4).
SITE STILL A MILL (B3,B5).

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  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p129.
  • <3>SBC10145 Map: OS 1875/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
  • <4>SBC628 Bibliographic reference: L J Ashford. 1960. The History of the Borough of High Wycome from its Origins to 1880. p41.
  • <5>SBC2613 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/1977 WYE VALLEY WATERMILLS (OXFORD EXTRA-MURAL CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATIO.
  • <6>SBC6600 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY RECORD CARD 23 55 03 (FILED ).
  • <7>SBC6461 Article in serial: HOUSE OF COMMONS JOURNAL 1799.

Location

Grid reference SU 90420 90120 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 26 2023 2:55PM

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