Information for record number MWA3018:
Grandborough Mill

Summary Grandborough Mill, a watermill which was originally built during the Medieval period. The Medieval Mill building was replaced during the Imperial period. This building is still standing but has been converted into cottages. It is situated 400m north east of Grandborough.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Grandborough
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 49 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 In 1086 the mill at Grandborough was worth 16d. Two watermills were recorded in the late 13th century. By 1531 the watermill was attached to the manor of Thomas Catesby. Details of ownership exist for the 19th century and 20th century. The mill was worked until c1920. The building was converted into a cottage many years ago. It dates from the mid 19th century and had an internal waterwheel which probably drove two pairs of stones. The head race which fed the wheel still flows beside the mill, and the eel trap beside the sluice gate is intact.
2 A watching brief at the Mill House revealed sandstone slabs which could have formed part of a channel associated with the mill. They were in alignment with the head-race and wheel housing and at approximately the same depth as the housing basin.
 
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: Watching Brief Report
Title: WB atThe Mill House, Grandborough
Author/originator: R Newman
Date: 1999
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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 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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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 EEL TRAP * A device with a funnel-shaped entrance designed for catching eels. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument SLUICE GATE * The gate of a sluice which can be opened or shut to let out or retain the water. 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 HOUSE * The residence of a miller, often attached to a mill. 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 HEAD RACE * Water channel leading to water wheel. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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