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Parsons' Mill, Brill

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

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A post mill, built in 1634, of the open trestle style. It was destroyed in 1906. An adjacent mill (Nixey’s Mill) still stands.

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Power source	Wind
Mill type	Post mill
Mill function	Corn mill
Archive ID	8798
Location	Brill
Historic county	Buckinghamshire
Country	England, United Kingdom
NGR	SP 6520 1431
Latitude/longitude	51.82364305, -1.05524403

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References

Bonwick, Luke, Brill Windmill, Buckinghamshire: The History, Technology, Conservation and Repair of a 17th -century Post Mill (Buckinghamshire County Council, 2010)
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Buckinghamshire XXVII (1885)
Smith, Arthur C, Windmills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire: a contemporary survey (Stevenage Museum publications, 1976)
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