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Mill:

Watermill, Little Missenden

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

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The mill became disused during the 1914-18 war and by the 1930s was run as a dairy. The machinery remained and was of an early design. The waterwheel was 8ft diameter and 10 ft wide. The mill house, a 17th century timber-framed dwelling, and mill building remain and are Grade II listed.

Full details

Power source Water
Mill type Watermill
Mill function Corn mill
Archive ID 6802
Location Little Missenden
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SU 920 980
Latitude/longitude 51.67323987, -0.67090754

Location

References

  • Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
  • 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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