Horns Mill, Brickendon
A water-powered corn mill and oil mill and tannery in the historic county of Hertfordshire, England.
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The mill site was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The mill was named 'Horns Mill' in the 19th century after a nearby pub. By 1822 it was an oil mill. From 1890 it was a tannery until closure in 1971. The site then became a housing estate.
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| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Lea |
| Mill function | Corn mill, Oil mill, Tannery |
| Archive ID | 12902 |
| Location | Brickendon |
| Historic county | Hertfordshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | TL 320 117 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.78841190, -0.08606708 |
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References
- http://www.compassion-in-business.co.uk/brickendon/lost.php
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Hertfordshire XXIX.15 (1881)
Contributors
Graham Irwin, December 2017.
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