North Mill, Freckenham
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Suffolk, England.
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There were two mills in Freckenham in 1292 assessed at 40s. a year so it is possible that the two mills in Freckenham in the 19th-20th centuries were built on the same sites (Callard, 1924, p. 66-7). North Mill was built in 1821 according to Dolman (1978, p. 43). A ground floor inscription stated that 'The first grist ground at this mill was (by) Mr Ino Norman, Freckenham, June 30th, 1824' (Flint, 1979, p. 54). The mill had two patent sails and two common sails. It worked until c 1930 and was demolished in 1967 (Dolman, 1978, p. 43).
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| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Smock mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 2419 |
| Location | Freckenham |
| Historic county | Suffolk |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | TL 661 720 |
| Latitude/longitude | 52.32096700, 0.43565794 |
Location
References
- Bryan, Anthony, Mills Research Group Database
- Callard, Ernest, The manor of Freckenham, an ancient corner of East Anglia (John Lane, 1924)
- Dolman, Peter, Windmills in Suffolk: A contemporary survey (Suffolk Mills Group, 1978)
- Flint, Brian, Suffolk Windmills (The Boydell Press, 1979)
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