Monument record 0288600000 - SOHO MILL

Summary

Medieval records of Soho watermill.

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  • WATERMILL (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

8 mills valued at 104s yearly stood on Wooburn manor in 1086. Oliver Deyncourt held at least 4 of them in first half of C13 (B5).
(For later paper mill see 01:000).
Detailed historical notes (B10).

Sources (12)

  • <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. p915.
  • <4>SBC10145 Map: OS 1875/1883 1:10560 MAP, 1ST EDITION.
  • <5>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp106,109.
  • <6>SBC14540 Bibliographic reference: SHORTER A H 1957 PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENG LAND 1495-1800 P142/SHORTER A H 1960 IN PAPERMAKE.
  • <7>SBC2612 Unpublished document: Pauline Cauvain. 1976/1977. 'Wye Valley Watermills' (Oxford University Extra-Mural Certificate in Archaeology Dissertation).
  • <8>SBC6588 Bibliographic reference: INDUSTRIAL & BUSINESS NEWS FEB 1979 (ADVERTISEMEN T).
  • <9>SBC8287 Bibliographic reference: MAYES L J,HIGH WYCOMBE.
  • <10>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. pp160-161.
  • <11>SBC25438 Bibliographic reference: Professor Russell Thomas. 2020. The Manufactured Gas Industry: Volume 3 Gazetteer.
  • <12>SBC28378 Article in serial: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1982. 'Buckinghamshire Watermills' in Records of Buckinghamshire 24, pp34-45. Vol 24. p45 E.

Location

Grid reference SU 90810 87689 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 25 2026 6:31PM

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