Monument record 0289500000 - CHALFONT MILL

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Eleventh to nineteenth century records of a watermill

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

Description

MILL, WORTH 6S, ON DOMESDAY MANOR (B2).
POSSE COMITATUS RECORDS 1 WATERMILL (B3).
'MILL' ON 1822 MAP (B4).
'SILK MILL' ON 1825 MAP, APPROX AT NGR (B5).
SILK MILL WORKED BY 4HP WATERWHEEL, 1838 (B6).
DOMESDAY MILL PASSED TO MISSENDEN ABBEY, LAST MENTIONED 1291 (B10).
BUILDING NOW PART OF GREYHOUND PH (B1).
Detailed historical notes and 1930s condition. Only foundations remain in 2006 (B11).
First mentioned in 1291 and last used in 1881 (B12).

Sources (12)

  • <1>SBC1414 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 2895..
  • <2>SBC4271 Bibliographic reference: John Morris (ed). 1978. Domesday Book: Buckinghamshire.
  • <3>SBC12418 Bibliographic reference: POSSE COMITATUS 1798 (MS. AT B.R.O REF:L/P/15 A ND 16).
  • <4>SBC10493 Map: OS 2 INCH DRAFT MAP 1822..
  • <5>SBC1980 Map: BRYANT A. MAP OF BUCKS 1825..
  • <6>SBC5974 Bibliographic reference: H.C. 1839 LXIV PARL. RETURN OF 1838..
  • <7>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. p237.
  • <8>SBC10505 Map: OS 6 INCH (1:10560) MAP 1ST EDITION.1875/83.
  • <9>SBC9617 Bibliographic reference: MUSSON AND CRAVEN'S COMMERCIAL DIRECTORY OF BUCK S. 1853 / KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BUCKS 1887..
  • <10>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p196.
  • <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.204-205.
  • <12>SBC20011 Unpublished document: Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. 2001. Chilterns Chalk Streams Project: Chess & Misbourne Valleys - Archaeological Assessment.

Location

Grid reference TQ 00080 90980 (point)
Civil Parish CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13507)

Record last edited

Nov 8 2024 8:58PM

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