Information for record number MWA4224:
Hopsford Mill, Withybrook

Summary Hopsford Mill, a watermill that was in use during the Post Medieval period. The Mill is known from documentary evidence. It was situated 700m south west of Hopsford.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Building
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Withybrook
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 83
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Mill marked in roughly this location.
2 Mill marked.
3 The old Mill, now disused, is still standing at the W end of the Hall and is in a dilapidated condition.
4 The Mill stream is clearly shown running just south and parallel to the canal, with the mill dam marked just where the Hall farmhouse stands now.
5 To the S of the parish various leats lead to Hopsford Mill, now a farmhouse, one small feeder clearly cutting across the ridge and furrow.
6 There was a Mill here in 1725, and it was named Hopworth's Mill on a map of the Oxford canal, drawn in c1770. It is thought to have ceased working in the mid 19th century. No trace of the Mill survives.
7 The probable building of the old Mill still exists as a farm outhouse against the W end of the house, but no sign of the dam/immediate leats remains. The building has no indication of its former use.
 
Sources
Source No: 6
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: Bibliographic reference
Title: History, Directory and Gazetteer of Warwickshire
Author/originator: White F
Date: 1874
Page Number: 666
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: Tithe Award
Author/originator:
Date: 1844
Page Number: 569:269
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1833
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1833
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Warwicks
Author/originator: Yates
Date: 1793
Page Number: MA 1793:1:1
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 88
Author/originator: various
Date: 1978
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Source No: 7
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Thomson D J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4402
   
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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
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by 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 Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. 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 RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument LEAT * Artificial water channel, usually leading to a mill. back
monument MILL DAM * A dam constructed across a stream to raise its water-level and make it available to power a mill wheel. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument DAM * A barrier of concrete or earth, etc, built across a river to create a reservoir of water for domestic and/or industrial usage. back

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