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Old Wolverton Mill, Wolverton

A water-powered corn mill in the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England.

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By the 1930s this mill, on the River Ouse, was standing idle. The internal machinery remained and the brick building was still in reasonable order, but the mill had been closed on health and safety grounds. In 1086, two mills were located in Wolverton, one of which probably occupied this site. In the 13th century, this mill was known as West Mill. In the early 20th century it was called Wood’s Mill, after Frank Wood the miller at the end of the 19th century.

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Alternative names West Mill, Wood's Mill
Power source Water
Mill type Watermill
River Great Ouse
Mill function Corn mill
Archive ID 5616
Location Wolverton
Historic county Buckinghamshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SP 794 411
Latitude/longitude 52.06379029, -0.83728742

Location

References

  • Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
  • Farley, Michael, Edward Legg and James Venn (Ed), The Watermills of Buckinghamshire: A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs (Buckinghamshire Archaeological Society, 2007)

 

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