Information for record number MWA2280:
Compton Wynyates Water Mill and Mill pond

Summary The site of a watermill and mill pond of Post Medieval date. The mill and the pond were situated at mill pond Spinney, 400m north of Compton Wynyeates.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill Pond
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Compton Wynyates
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 42
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A stone path led down from the house to the lower end of the pool where the mill stood. An ice-house (PRN 2281) now occupies the site. The water from the moat descended into two stew ponds and then to the mill pool.
2 This former mill pond is now called Long pond, but the adjacent spinney is still called millpond Spinney.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Compton Wynyates
Author/originator: Marquess of Northampton
Date: 1904
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Newspaper/Magazine Article
Title: Compton Wynyates Water Mill
Author/originator:
Date: 1901
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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 Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. 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 MILL POND * The area of water retained above a mill dam for driving a mill. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument PATH * A way made for pedestrians, especially one merely made by walking (often not specially constructed). back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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