Ham Mill, Wantage
A water-powered corn mill in the historic county of Berkshire, England.
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Situated on the Letcombe Brook, in the early 1980s, this mill had a 17 ft 6 in by 4 ft 6 in metal wheel on a metal shaft, the assembly manufactured by Gibbons of Wantage. Excavations c 1980 had revealed a decayed smaller metal wheel, 11 ft by 6 ft, on a wooden shaft, by Guttridge of Wallingford. (Note: there is some uncertainty about the precise location of this mill. The map reference in Foreman – SU 390 373 – appears to be in error).
Full details
Power source | Water |
Mill type | Watermill |
River | Letcombe Brook |
Mill function | Corn mill |
Archive ID | 2814 |
Location | Wantage |
Historic county | Berkshire |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
NGR | SU 392 876 |
Latitude/longitude | 51.58589900, -1.43560760 |
Location
References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)
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