Information for record number MWA3206:
Site of Kenilworth Mill

Summary The site of Kenilworth Mill, for which there is documentary evidence from the Medieval to the Imperial period. The Mill, which stood to the west of Forge Road, was demolished in 1964 for redevelopment.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill, Corn Mill
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 There was a mill attached to Kenilworth Castle in 1296 (PRN 3205) and in 1291 Kenilworth Priory held two mills in the area. The site of one of these is marked on the OS 6" map of 1886, though it is thought to have been demolished many years previously. Kenilworth mill probably stood on the site of the second mill owned by the Priory. In 1612 Robert Dudley had three mills in Kenilworth. Details of ownership exist for the 19th and 20th centuries. The buildings were used for corn grinding until the 1880s, and from then until 1912 the main product was oil cake. The mill stood until 1964 when the site was cleared for redevelopment. No traces of the mill or its watercourses remain.
2 Watching brief carried out on Finham Brook, several courses of stone was recorded on either side of the watercourse. For the most part this walling appears to be un-mortared. An 18th or early-19th century date is postulated for much of this material.
 
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: Kenilworth, Finham Brook Mill
Author/originator: C Coutts
Date: 2009
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument WATERCOURSE * A channel used for or formed by the conveyance of water. Can be natural, eg. a river or artificial eg. an aqueduct. Use more specific type where known. 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 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 PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument CORN MILL * A mill for grinding corn. Use with power type where known. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument FORGE * A building or site where bloom iron or cast iron is forged into wrought iron. back

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