It is thought to have been built in the early 17th century, and stands in the northeastern corner of a large field near the parish boundary of Ivinghoe and Pitstone in Buckinghamshire.For nearly three hundred years grain grown in the two adjoining villages was ground at the mill into flour.The mill appeared in an episode of The Champions entitled The Invisible Man, which was filmed in 1967.The post rises from ground level, passing through a brick foundation chamber.The mill machinery in the rotating section was reached by a flight of external steps.