Headley Water Mill

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Headley Water Mill
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Headley Mill
Type Watermill
Location Headley
Coordinates 51°06′54″N0°50′29″W / 51.1151°N 0.8413°W / 51.1151; -0.8413 Coordinates: 51°06′54″N0°50′29″W / 51.1151°N 0.8413°W / 51.1151; -0.8413
OS grid reference SU 81203 35723
Area Hampshire
Built16th century
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameHeadley mill and adjoining house
Designated15 August 1985
Reference no. 1093994
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Location of Headley Water Mill in Hampshire

Headley Water Mill is a water mill used for the milling of flour and situated near the village of Headley on the outskirts of the village of Lindford in the east of the English county of Hampshire. It is likely that there was a mill on this site in 1086 at the time of the Domesday Book. The west end of the current mill is considered to date from the 16th Century, whilst the central section is older. The mill is powered by the south branch of upper reaches of the River Wey and is the last commercially productive water mill in Hampshire. [1] The mill with its adjoining house is a Grade II listed building. [2]

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The mill has four pairs of stones, three for grinding flour and one for grinding barley or oats for animal feed. Two pairs of stones can be driven by the breast shot wheel at any one time. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 John & Peter Ellis (c. 1970). "Headley Water Mill" . Retrieved 5 August 2006.
  2. Historic England. "Headley Mill and Adjoining House (1093994)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 June 2020.