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Mill:

West Mill, Watchfield

A water-powered mill in the historic county of Berkshire, England.

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On the River Cole, the mill has been privately preserved as a mill museum. It has an 11 ft by 2 ft 8 inch breast shot metal wheel. Westmill Farm is shown on the 1967 Ordnance Survey map.

This mill had a breastshot waterwheel.

Full details

Power source Water
Mill type Watermill
River Cole
Mill function
Archive ID 6602
Location Watchfield
Historic county Berkshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SU 232 908
Latitude/longitude 51.61555300, -1.66632500

Location

References

  • Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
  • Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)

 

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