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Mill:

Grove Mill, Grove

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

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There was no mill at Domesday, the first mention being in 1197, when a watermill was in dispute. In 1318 two watermills and a windmill were on the manor. In 1798 Joseph Symons was milling by wind and water. A great storm in August 1879 may have ended the life of the watermill. In 1890 Mr Gilbert knocked out the wheel and machinery, after which the farm and mill disappeared.

Full details

Power source Water
Mill type Watermill
River Ouzel trib
Mill function
Archive ID 11737
Location Grove
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SP 922 226
Latitude/longitude 51.89442812, -0.65804255

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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