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Mill:

Ellesborough Mill, Ellesborough

A water-powered mill in the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England.

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A mill stood on the Bonny Brook until 1933 or 34 when a fire gutted the building. At that time the mill owner was Mr Benyon. The mill had had a 20 ft by 3 ft overshot wheel of unusual construction. Records from 1699 show that William Allen was the miller.

Full details

Power source Water
Mill type Watermill
Mill function
Archive ID 11728
Location Ellesborough
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SP 831 071
Latitude/longitude 51.75492108, -0.78385961

Location

References

  • Farley, Michael, County Museum Archaeological Group, "Buckinghamshire Watermills" (Records of Bucks, 24, 1982)
  • Farley, Michael, Edward Legg and James Venn (Ed), The Watermills of Buckinghamshire: A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs (Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society, 2007)

 

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