Information for record number MWA10354:
Weston in Avon Windmill

Summary Evidence from early maps shows that there was a windmill to the west of Weston Hall.
What Is It?  
Type: Windmill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 87
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Beighton's map of Warwickshire shows a windmill to the west of Weston Hall.
2 Greenwood's map also shows a windmill to the west of Weston Hall.
3 A record card for Bulkington lists a mill at Weston. The location is given as a field at the end of mill Lane (formerly miller's Lane). It had gone by the mid 19th century.
4 Three mills are listed by W. Seaby: 1) Weston Manor with a location given at the church, SP391867, 2) Weston Hall, SP383873, built by 1710, and 3) one at SP382872 which was built by 1783 and had ceased by 1875.
5 Probable location indicated from contours.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Windmills
Author/originator: W A Seaby
Date: 1979
Page Number: 15
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Warwickshire, Beighton, 1725
Author/originator: Beighton H
Date: 1725
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Greenwood's Map of the County of Warwick 1822
Author/originator: Greenwood C & J
Date: 1822
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Weston Mill, Bulkington
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: Ben Wallace
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: Gareth Severs
Date: 2013
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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 WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product 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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. 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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back

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