Information for record number MWA2202:
Possible Site of Watermill 400m NW of Church

Summary The site of a possible watermill, which was recorded in the Domesday survey and later in the Medieval period, but for which there is subsequently no evidence. It was located 300m north west of Wasperton.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wasperton
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 The mill was first recorded in Domesday but is not heard of after 1291. The site of the mill may be indicated by signs of interference in the course of the river. At one point Wasperton village street forks, ending at the cottage named 'Tandy and Withard'. It is possible that this was originally the track to the mill.
2 In 1086 there was a mill at Wasperton which yielded 20s and 4 loads of salt and 1000 eels yearly.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Wasperton
Author/originator: Buteux S
Date: 1982
Page Number: 29-30
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 5
   
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Glossary

 
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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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monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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