C530M NE OF HULCOTT CHURCH
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Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Historical records of medieval to post-medieval watermill at Hulcott.
MAP OF 1788 MARKS 'HULCOTT MILL' APPROX AT NGR (B1).
POSSE COMITATUS RECORDS 1 WATERMILL & 1 WINDMILL, HELD BY JOHN MUNGER, AT HULCOTT (B2).
A MILL IS FIRST MENTIONED AT HULCOTT IN 1322. THE FOUNTAINS IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH HELD A WATER-MILL, WHICH IS AGAIN MENTIONED WHILE THE NEALES HELD THE MANOR [TEMP. GEORGE I]. ALSO MENTIONED IN 1652 (B4).
A SMALL BRICK BARN ON SUGGESTED SITE, & MAY WELL HAVE BEEN BUILT ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE MILL BUILDING. A SUBSTANTIAL DOUBLE BANK RUNS N EACH SIDE OF THE FIELD BOUNDARY FROM SP85731685 TO THE MILL SITE, WHICH PRESUMABLY REPRESENTS THE MILL LEAT: & FROM THE MILL SITE A SUBSTANTIAL DITCH RUNS N TO JOIN THE THAME IN C.250M (B5).
10 PIECES OF LIMESTONE BLOCKS NOTED IN GRASS N OF MILL SITE. IS LEAT CONNEC TED TO CAS 02274? (B6).
Mills at Hulcott and Rowsham mentioned in Eyre Rolls of 1286, in connection with a dispute over common rights of fishing from Rowsham Mill up to Hulcott Mill. William le Graunt seems to have been the owner of both mills. See detail (B7).
Historical notes (B8).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Historical records of medieval to post-medieval watermill at Hulcott.
Date Listed
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