Information for record number MWA3429:
Marston Mill, Wolston

Summary Marston Mill, a watermill that was built during the Medieval period. It continued to be used until the 1920s. The Mill itself was subsequently demolished but the mill house is still standing. It is located 1km north east of Wolston.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Building
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wolston
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 76
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The mill may be the one included in the survey of Wolston in 1086. It became the property of Combe Abbey in the 12th century. On Henry Beighton's map of 1725 the mill is named as 'Mervin's mill'. Details of ownership exist from the mid 19th century onwards. The last miller is recorded in the 1920s. The mill, a small brick building with a lucam on the gable end, was demolished many years ago. The foundations are still visible, as is the wheel pit which lay between the mill and the adjoining mill house. The course of the head race can be followed back to the site of the weir and sluice gates on the river. The fine mill house, with its semi-circular headed windows, is still occupied.
2 Marston mill is the last remaining building of any size in Marston. It is of late 18th century or early 19th century, of 2 stories, red brick with a tile roof. The main front has 3 bays of arched, casement windows. The mill is now a farmhouse, and the only evidence for it being a mill is a brick tunnel over what was the race. There was probably a further mill building over the river, to the NW of the house.
 
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: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: GTD
Date: 1983
Page Number: WMB
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3429
   
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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
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 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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
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 TUNNEL * An underground channel with a vaulted roof. Use specific type where known. 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 FARMHOUSE * The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings. back
monument MILL HOUSE * The residence of a miller, often attached to a mill. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. 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 WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back

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