Information for record number MWA3:
Remains of a watermill, Hemlingford Mill, Kingsbury

Summary The remains of Hemlingford Watermill. Documentary evidence indicates that it was built in the Medieval period and went out of use during the Imperial period. The site lies 150m south east of Hemlingford Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Granary
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kingsbury
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 95
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 There was a mill in Kingsbury in 1086, valued at 9s 4d. In the 12th century it was granted to Polesworth Abbey and remained a possession of the Abbey until Dissolution. Details of ownership exist for the 16th century to 19th century. The building still operates today using electrically operated machinery. The buildings date from the C18,but the earlier parts are almost entirely encased in 19th century additions. There were once three water wheels side by side at the W of the building and these and most of the mill machinery were removed by the early 1940s. The head race from the weir had been filled in.
3 The mill is now part of a garden centre.
4 Photograph.
5 The upstanding buildings of Kinsbury mill and the associated granary were recorded to a Level 3 standard. Five trenches were excavated to evaluate the buried archaeology. These revealed an extensive pond or marshy area to the north-west of the mill and located the wheel pit and outflow channel for the present mill. Further assessment was recommended in order to fully understand the layout of the medieval mill.
 
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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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 4, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1947
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Volume/Sheet: 4
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card: photograph
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Date: 2005
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Hemlingford Mill, Kingsbury, North Warwickshire
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1977
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Hemlingford Mill in Kingsbury
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2002
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Hemlingford Mill in Kingsbury
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2002
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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
technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. 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 WEIR * A dam constructed on the reaches of a canal or river designed to retain the water and to regulate its flow. 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 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 POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. 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 TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument WHEEL PIT * The rectangular pit in which the lower part of a waterwheel revolves. back
monument HEAD RACE * Water channel leading to water wheel. back
monument MARSH * A low lying area of land that is usually waterlogged at all times and is flooded in wet weather. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument WATER WHEEL * A structure associated with forges, watermills, water-powered factories, etc. back
monument GRANARY * A building, or first-floor room in a building, for the dry and secure storage of grain after it has been threshed and winnowed. back
monument GARDEN CENTRE * A place where gardening tools, plants, etc, are sold. back

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