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Name: | WINDMILL |
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HER No.: | 3154 |
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Type of Record: | Former Building |
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Summary
The site of a windmill, recorded in 16th and 17th century documents. The windmill mound was still extant in 1931 but has since been ploughed out.
Full Description
<1> Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, Vol 14, 1931, pp. 5, 34 (Serial). SBD10681.
North of Thrift Wood. Date for Mill: 1881. Mound is 72' across, 8'-9' above field level - slight indication of a ditch on one side only. No trace of mill. A tower mill here, but before that there must have been a post-mill (the mound is the evidence).
<2> Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, Survey of Ancient Buildings, Vol. 1, 1931 (Serial). SBD11624.
Includes photograph of mill.
<3> Bedfordshire & Luton Archives and Records Service Documents, Various (Unpublished document). SBD10551.
Various documents refer to a windmill:-
'windmill furlong' (L5/1182, 1540)
'also a windmill' (L5/374/1596)
'The Windmill and ½ acre' (L5/372-373, 1658)
Newberry Manor map shows Windmill Hill (X1/89, 1757)
<4> Helen Porter, Site Visit notes (Notes from site visit). SBD12346.
No mound left at all, though as the site is right on the top of a hill and had been ploughed, it is difficult to say definitely. But no noticeable mound remains.
Protected Status: None recorded
Monument Type(s):
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Sources and Further Reading
[1] | SBD10681 - Serial: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. Vol 14, 1931, pp. 5, 34. |
[2] | SBD11624 - Serial: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. Survey of Ancient Buildings. Vol. 1, 1931. |
[3] | SBD10551 - Unpublished document: Bedfordshire & Luton Archives and Records Service Documents. Various. |
[4] | SBD12346 - Notes from site visit: Helen Porter. Site Visit notes. |
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