Mill:

Watermill, Asthall

A water-powered pumping mill/wheel in the historic county of Oxfordshire, England.

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On the Windrush, this mill was shown on a 1786 map, but had gone by 1884. Was a 6ft breast-shot water-wheel driving a water pump and Armfield turbine generating electicity.

Full details

Power source Water
Mill type Watermill
River Windrush
Mill function Pumping mill/wheel
Archive ID 5357
Location Asthall
Historic county Oxfordshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SP 290 114
Latitude/longitude 51.80049800, -1.58085220

Location

References

  • Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
  • Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)
  • Major, J Kenneth, “Small waterwheel-driven pumps” (Transactions of the 6th TIMS Symposium, 1985), p. 166

 

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