Wilcote Grange Pump, North Leigh
A water-powered pumping mill/wheel in the historic county of Oxfordshire, England.
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In a decaying state in the 1970s, the pump consisted of a small square stone foundation which contained the pumping wheel fed by an overflow from Ashford Mill mill-stream. The wheel comprised two sets of cast-iron rims, 6 ft 6 inch outside diameter, with 8 spokes, and carrying 24 sheet iron buckets.
Full details
| Power source | Water |
| Mill type | Watermill |
| River | Evenlode |
| Mill function | Pumping mill/wheel |
| Archive ID | 5445 |
| Location | North Leigh |
| Historic county | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SP 385 160 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.84128300, -1.44258180 |
Location
References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)
- Major, J K, SPAB Mills Section Record Card (1973)
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