Monument record 0402700000 - HUNTS MILL, WESTBURY

Summary

Remains of medieval to nineteenth century watermill, known as Hunts Mill.

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

'HUNTS MILL' ON 1788-1825 MAPS (B1-3).
'HUNTS MILL' AT NGR (B4).
1 MILL IN DOMESDAY, KNOWN IN C13 AS HUNT MILL, ATTACHED TO HONOUR OF WALLINGFORD & PASSED TO PUREFOYS OF SHALSTONE (B5).
REFS IN 1740 (B6).
STONE FOUNDATIONS OF WHEELHOUSE AT NGR, LEAT & SITE OF MILL HOUSE (B7).
LEASE OF MILL C.1263 (B8).
Historical notes and condition in 1930s. Slight foundations remaining in 2006 (B9).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC10531 Map: OS C1822 2INCH DRAFT MAP (OSD MAP 11,ROLL 6 NO 229 PT3).
  • <3>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <4>SBC10262 Map: OS 1880/1885 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
  • <5>SBC15903 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P265.
  • <6>SBC8673 Bibliographic reference: MITCHELL L G (ED) 1973 THE PUREFOY LETTERS 1735-17 53 P75.
  • <7>SBC11998 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT, AUG 1983.
  • <8>SBC4572 Bibliographic reference: G R Elvey (Ed). 1975. LUFFIELD PRIORY CHARTERS VOL 2, IN BUCKS RECORD SOCIETY 18 P98, CHARTER 404A. Vol 18.
  • <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. p10.

Location

Grid reference SP 6387 3479 (point) (Exact)
Civil Parish WESTBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17489)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2012 10:35AM

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