Corn mill, Little Faringdon
A water-powered corn mill in the historic county of Oxfordshire, England.
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On the Leach, this mill was working until about 1970. A 14 ft by 6 ft 6 inch breast-shot wheel drove three pairs of stones, via a layshaft, horizontal shaft and bevels. Local farm water was also pumped by an 8 ft over-shot metal wheel.
This mill had a breastshot waterwheel.
Full details
| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Leach |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 5307 |
| Location | Little Faringdon |
| Historic county | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SP 223 013 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.70999600, -1.67865670 |
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References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)
- Major, J K, SPAB Mills Section Record Card (1973)
- Major, J Kenneth, “The contribution of England and Wales to the ‘Molinological Map of Europe’ ” (Transactions of the 1st TIMS Symposium, 1965, pp. 261-268)
- “Mills for sale” (Wind and Watermill Section Newsletter, 25, October 1985)
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