Monument record CHW 007 - Medieval water mill shown on maps of 1736 and 1755.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 979 478 (100m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL94NE |
| Civil Parish | CHELSWORTH, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Water mill shown on Kirby's map of 1736 (S3) and on Bowen's 1755 map (S1) south of church. Not shown on Hodskinson's 1783 map.
Possible mill weir, pool & race/leat defined on HER map [no its not!], exact position of mill not known.
Field (92) to N named Mill Hill in Tithe Apportionment.
Apparently `The Upper Mill', a fulling milll, stood in or near the orchard of the Grange (adjoining church) `which is called Mill Hill' (S2). See tithe (plot 92) for Mill Hill [or Mill Hall?- check](S4)
Two watermills are recorded at Chelsworth in 1286.
Note: for another possible watermill site on the parish boundary to the west see MKE 029.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF1406 Cartographic materials: Bowen E. 1755. Accurate Map of the County of Suffolk.
- <S2> SSF16460 (No record type): Pocklington G R, Chelsworth: The Story of a Little Suffolk Village', priv pub 1956, 19, 20-22, 101.
- <S3> SSF10316 (No record type): Kirby, J.. Kirby, map, 1736.
- <S4> SSF56635 Map: 1840. Chelsworth Tithe Map and Apportionment.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 13 2018 12:37PM