Information for record number MWA1326:
Watermill to NE of Manor House, Clifford Chambers

Summary The remains of a watermill which is documented from the Medieval period. The building was converted into a house in 1972. The mill race survives. The site is located to the south east of Clifford Chambers.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill Race, Mill, Flour Mill, Hydroelectric Power Station
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Clifford Chambers
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 In 1086 there was a mill. Two mills are mentioned in 1266. The mill is also recorded in 1538, 1562 and 1649. The mill was used as the manor laundry for a short time at the end of the 19th century. In 1903 it became a flour mill again and was later used to generate electricity. In 1972 the buildings were sold for conversion into a dwelling. The mill buildings date from the 18th century, are three storeys high and built of brick. The waterwheel survives as does some of the other machinery.
2 From the 13th century there were two mills, possibly on the same site. By 1652 they were called Clifford mills. The buildings were extended or rebuilt in the 18th century and by the end of the century were referred to as one mill. By the late 19th century the mill was no longer in use. It was sold in 1903 and became a flour mill and bakery. In 1962 the mill was used as farm buildings.
3 The mill race is intact.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Watermills
Author/originator: Booth D T N
Date: 1978
Page Number: 83-4
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Gloucestershire
Author/originator: Elrington C R (ed)
Date: 1965
Page Number: 207, 210
Volume/Sheet: 6
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: SMW
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 790
   
Images:  
A view of Clifford Mill, Clifford Chambers
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1900s
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument MILL RACE * The channel of water that provides a current of water to drive a millwheel. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument BAKERY * A commercial bakery or bread factory. If domestic use BAKEHOUSE. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument MACHINERY * Apparatus used for applying a mechanical force, or to perform a particular function. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION * Power generation by releasing stored water through a turbine driving a generator. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FLOUR MILL * A factory where flour was produced for use in food products. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument FARM BUILDING * A building or structure of unknown function found on a farm. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument LAUNDRY * A room or building where clothing and other fabrics are washed, mangled, steamed and ironed. back

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