Saethon Factory, Nanhoron Estate
A water-powered woollen mill in the historic county of Caernarfonshire, Wales.
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Grade II Listed mid to later C19 house and former woollen mill, part of the Nanhoron estate. There is said to have been a corn mill on the site prior to the construction of Felin Newydd (dated 1822, rebuilt later C19), some 700m down stream. Date of 1864 on first-floor roof timbers and 1870 on wheel. Tithe returns for Llanfihangel Bachellaeth in 1841 refer to a house and factory owned by Richard Lloyd Edwards Esq, and occupied by Margaret Hughes. Mill produced wool goods such as flannel blankets. House is said to have contained a shop and knitting work-shop. Mill ceased working in the 1930s.
Full details
| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Horon |
| Mill function | Woollen mill |
| Archive ID | 13326 |
| Location | Pwllheli, Buan |
| Historic county | Caernarfonshire |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SH 28790 32644 |
| Latitude/longitude | 52.86398950, -4.54479260 |
Location
References
- Coflein, National Monuments Record of Wales
- Historic Wales Cadw Listed Buildings
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Caernarvonshire XXXIX.16 (1900)
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