Information for record number MWA1816:
Welford Mill

Summary Welford Mill, a watermill which was first used during the Medieval period. It continued to be used until 1958. The watermill is situated on Mill Lane, Welford-on-Avon.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Welford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 14 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 There was a mill at Welford in the 13th century, for it is named in grants which mention the island in the river near Binton Bridge. The island was said to be between the mills of Binton and Welford. Binton mill later belonged to Bordesley Abbey but disappeared in the 17th century. By 1291 there were two mills at Welford and these were named again in 1609, having been granted to William Willington in 1553. The mill was operated until 1958. In 1973 it was sold for conversion into a dwelling. The mill building is of brick, three storeys high, with an extension to the rear. Its appearance has been radically changed in the course of conversion. There were two undershot waterwheels, approximately 5.4m in diameter by 1.4m wide. One of these appears to have been enclosed in a wheelhouse many years ago. Both have now been removed, together with other machinery.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Watermills
Author/originator: Booth D T N
Date: 1978
Page Number: 83-4
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Images:  
A view of the watermill at Welford on Avon
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1900s
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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 modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. 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 ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument ISLAND * A piece of land, sometimes man-made, completely surrounded by water. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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