Information for record number MWA50:
Cuttle Mill, Curdworth

Summary Cuttle Mill, a watermill and associated mill ponds and buildings dating from the Post Medieval period. It is situated at Cuttle Mill Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Watermill, Mill Pond
Period: Post-medieval - Industrial (1540 AD - 1900 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Curdworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 95
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Cuttle mill (disused). Building and millponds shown.
2 Elevation of the mill in 1763 showing a timber framed building.
3 Little is known of the history of the mill, although it is certain that it existed by the end of the 18th century. Details of ownership exist for the 19th century and the mill probably operated until the early 20th century. The mill Buildings still stand, though the wheel and mill machinery have been removed. The waterwheel was sited externally, but enclosed in a wheelhouse.
4 The mill pond and race, which is small, are in good condition. The Building is used as a farm cum fishing centre. There are several old mill stones lying around the premises.
5 Photographed in 1977.
6 Sketch Plan of Cuttle mill. Undated, annotated as after Snape 1763.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
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: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1925 06SE
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1925
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Volume/Sheet: 06SE
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Plan
Title: Sketch plan of Cuttle Mill (after Snape, 1763)
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: Curdworth
Author/originator: Sharp J
Date: 1763
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Volume/Sheet: Survey of Hackett Es
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card: photograph
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Date: 2005
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
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Cuttle Mill, Curdworth, North Warwickshire
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1977
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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 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 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 MILL POND * The area of water retained above a mill dam for driving a mill. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. 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 TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING * A building constructed with a basic timber framework; between the members are panels which can be infilled with timber, wattle and daub, plaster, brick or other materials. back
monument WATERMILL * A mill whose machinery is driven by water. 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

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