Wycombe Heath Mill, Holmer Green
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England.
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This tower mill was built in 1829 of flint rubble, cemented over. It worked until 1916 and collapsed 1929-30. It had four common sails and a triangular cap turned by a chain.
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| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Tower mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 1829 |
| Location | Holmer Green |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SU 8920 9740 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.66831143, -0.71147447 |
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References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Buckinghamshire County Museum Archaeological Group, "Buckinghamshire Windmills" (Records of Bucks, 20 (4), 1978)
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Buckinghamshire XLII.6 (1898)
- Smith, Arthur C, Windmills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire: a contemporary survey (Stevenage Museum publications, 1976), p. 22
- Smith, Donald, English windmills, vol 2 (Architectural Press, 1932), p. 141
- Vince, John, Windmills in Buckinghamshire and the chilterns (Format Publishing, 1976), p. 21
- Windmill World
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