Ball's Mill, West Wycombe
A water-powered corn mill in the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England.
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On Jeffery’s map of 1768, the mill was referred to as Ball’s Mill, whereas on Bryant’s map of 1824 the building is named Nowne’s Mill. From the 1840s to 1860s, John Rawlinson was corn milling here. He was followed by George Darvill, Mr Cripps and then William Beasley. The last miller was Ned Britnell; when he died in the 1890s the mill ceased working. The mill had a large breast-shot wheel 14 ft by 14 ft. The mill was largely rebuilt in 1921 to serve as a furniture shop.
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| Alternative names | Lord’s Mill, Nowne’s Mill |
| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Wye |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 11768 |
| Location | West Wycombe |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SU 853 936 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.63559926, -0.77146244 |
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References
- 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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