Venn Mill, Garford
A water-powered corn mill in the historic county of Berkshire, England.
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On the Childrey Brook, the mill ceased working c 1939. In the 1960s the building was used for hens and a garage; in the 1980s it was being restored, utilising the metal gear and breastshot wheel, which were complete.
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| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Childrey Brook |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 6670 |
| Location | Garford |
| Historic county | Berkshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SU 4298 9492 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.65145300, -1.38001600 |
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References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Berkshire IX.11 (1899)
- “Mills for sale” (Wind and Watermill Section Newsletter, 12, July 1982)
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