Watermills in England

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 106. Chapters: Medway watermills, River Len, River Darent, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, River Eden, Kent, Stour watermills, River Medway, River Bourne, Kent, River Beult, Medway watermills/Diagram, Ifield Water Mill, River Cray, Loose Stream, River Teise, East Malling Stream, Cromford Mill, Cogglesford Mill, Derby Industrial Museum, Wateringbury Stream, South Ockendon Windmill, Quarry Bank Mill, River Bewl, Three Mills, Daniels Mill, Shropshire, Tide Mills, East Sussex, Howsham Mill, Haarlem Mill, Letheringsett Watermill, Bateman's, Claverton Pumping Station, Narborough Bone Mill, Thwaite Mills, Buxton Watermill, Gants Mill, Hempstead Watermill, Narborough Watermill, Sarehole Mill, Worsbrough Mill, Trafford Mill, Eling Tide Mill, Glandford Watermill, Letheringsett Brewery watermill, House Mill, Bintry Watermill, Shepherd Wheel, Bourne Civic Society, Kings Mill, Stamford, Redbournbury Mill, Houghton Mill, Sadler's Mill, Bishops Lydeard Mill and Rural Life Museum, Stretton Watermill, Hauxton Mill, Michelham Priory, Woodbridge Tide Mill, Rooksbury Mill, Flatford Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Winchester City Mill, Haxted Watermill, Nether Alderley Mill, Shalford Mill, Abbey Mill, Reading, Tellisford Mill, Kingsbury Watermill, Mill Green Museum, Chesapeake Mill, Wellesbourne Watermill, Cheddleton Flint Mill, Whitchurch Silk Mill, Brindley Water Mill, Churchill Forge Mill, Stainsby Mill, Headley Water Mill, Acorn Bank Garden & Watermill, Calcot Mill, Heatherslaw Mill, Mortimer's Cross Water Mill, Longbridge Mill, Otterton Mill, Path Head Watermill. Excerpt: Medway watermills (lower tributaries) - a.new,#quickbar a.new/* cache key: enwiki:resourceloader:filter:minify-css:5:f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ Medway watermills (lower tributaries) Source The Wateringbury Stream enters the Medway from the left at Wateringbury. A site close to the source of the Wateringbury Stream shows some characteristic signs of previous use of waterpower. Swanton Valley pondTQ 646 539 A large pond high in the Swanton valley may indicate the site of an old furnace mill. The head available being sufficient to power a large overshot waterwheel. TQ 673 535 The Domesday Book records two mills, value 10/-, at Marovrde (Mereworth). The site of the last mill now lies in the grounds of Mereworth Castle. In 1460, the mill was held by Thomas Hunte. In 1521 it was a fulling mill, belonging to Sir Thomas Nevyle. In 1772 James Pound was the occupant, followed by his widow in March 1780 and John Pound in September 1780. He was at the mill until October 1791. Thomas Edmead was at the mill from 1792-1827. The mill was purchased by Viscount Falmouth c.1856. The mill was demolished by 1907 and the site is today marked by a waterfall at the eastern end of the lakes in the grounds of Mereworth Castle. The head would have been some 8 feet (2.44 m) or 10 feet (3.05 m), suggesting a high breast shot or overshot waterwheel. The Domesday Book records three mills at Otringeberge (Wateringbury). Two mills were held by Ralf, son of Turald and valued at 3/-, a third was held by Hugh de Braibourne and worth 16d. This mill was marked on C & G Greenwood's map of Kent, 1822. It was not mentioned in a survey of the parish carried out in 1828. TQ 686 534 Brattle mill c.1910Brattle Mill was a corn mill. It was named after a miller, Robert Brattle. It was first mentioned in 17...