Higher Mill, Lyme Regis
A water-powered electricity generating mill and flax mill and fulling mill and oil mill in the historic county of Dorset, England.
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An oil mill here burnt down in the 1830s. It was rebuilt as a fulling mill, then became a flax and twine mill before being used for hydro-electricity. The building was later converted to flats.
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| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Lim |
| Mill function | Electricity generating mill, Flax mill, Fulling mill, Oil mill |
| Archive ID | 12949 |
| Location | Lyme Regis |
| Historic county | Dorset |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SY 33870 92661 |
| Latitude/longitude | 50.72978268, -2.93830465 |
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Richard Bull, August 2019
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