Information for record number MWA7823:
Site of Priory Needle Mill

Summary The site of Priory Needle Mill, a factory where needles were made during the Imperial period, in the parish of Studley. The mill was marked on 19th century mapping of the area in the Priory mill area.
What Is It?  
Type: Factory, Needle Mill
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Studley
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 07 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Needle mill marked on the Ordnance Survey first edition mapping of the area.
2 This mill is recorded on an estate map of Studley which is of 1819 date.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: John Moore's Estate Map
Author/originator:
Date: 1819
Page Number: 410:M207
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 25" Map 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 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 NEEDLE MILL * A mill or works where needles were manufactured. back
monument FACTORY * A building or complex, housing powered machinery and employing a large workforce for manufacturing purposes. Use specific monument type where known. back

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