Monument record 183/0/3 - Mill Field

<1> Bott O J P, 1984, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 4, p.31 (Article in Journal). SCH6107.

The Mill field (Le Mylnefelde), Wybunbury. The location is assumed to be at [tithe award] (see 2) fields nos. 227 and 238 Mill Field and Meadow. The topography suggests a watermill site.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 446/2 c.1846 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<3> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.III p.80 (Book). SCH3228.

Mylnefeld 1526 (Additional Charters in British Museum).

<4> Cheshire County Council, 2002, Cheshire Historic Towns Survey: Crewe & Nantwich Borough Part 1: Archaeological Assessments, Wybunbury p.4 (Report). SCH6691.

A survey of the estates of the Bishop of Lichfield in 1298 records a water mill in the township (see 5). By 1621 the lord’s mill was said to be in decay. The location of the mill is unknown, although the meadows by the river to the south of the village are named ‘Mill Meadow’ in 1846 in the tithe award (see 2). A water mill is known to have been constructed in 1241 at Hough Mill, 0.5km south-east of Wybunbury (CHER 183/6).

<5> Colbert, B, 1994, A Guide to the Medieval Tower of Wybunbury in South Cheshire (Booklet-Leaflet). SCH9562.