Information for record number MWA3827:
Red Mill, Little Wolford

Summary The remains of a watermill possibly dating from the Medieval period, documentary evidence confirms its existence in the Imperial period and it appears on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It is located 600m north west of Little Wolford.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1900 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Little Wolford
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 35
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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Remains of a watermill.
1 Very little is known of the history of this mill, though it may have been one of the mills on the Deerhurst Estate in 1086. The only known millers are J and W Barrett who are recorded from 1854 to 1868. The buildings are marked on the 1886 OS 6" map but the watercourses seem to have gone by this time. Some of the brick buildings still stand, but all the machinery was removed many years ago.
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3 In CR456/90 at the Warwickshire Record Office, John Hall is listed as the miller; by 1848 John & William Barrett are tenants. The succession was Lady Day 1846 (see CR456/92) There were new buildings at the mill in 1847 (CR456/93). In CR456/53, the Ledger from 1848-1858, the Account of J & W Barrett at the Red mill, the rent from 1854 is £40 per annum for the Red mill and 10 acres of land. This continues to Lady Day 1864 when “the mill is disused and done away with” and the rent reduced to £25 p.a. for land only.
 
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: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Information from Mr L. Thompson
Author/originator: L. Thompson
Date: 2006
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Watercourse of Red Mill
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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 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 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 MACHINERY * Apparatus used for applying a mechanical force, or to perform a particular function. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument RECORD OFFICE * A building where official archives are kept for public inspection. back

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