Key Words :- watermill

Address :- Kersey, Suffolk, IP7 6DP
Grid Ref :- TM 01272 44430
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.061671 , Long 0.934683
Local Authority :- Babergh District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II*
Historic England List No - 1180340, 1351458, 1180343,

Description and History of Site:-
An 19th-century timber-framed and weatherboarded mill with an internal breastshot wheel.

A mill near Kersey was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. The current mill was originally constructed in 1810 with extensions in 1868 by Whitmore & Binyon of Wickham Market.

It ceased trading after the First World War and fell into total disrepair.

The current owners purchased the mill in 2012 and restored it to working condition. Since 2020 it has been able to produce traditional stone-ground flour.

Further Reading and References:-
Alderton, David and Booker, John. 'The Batsford Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of East Anglia'. Batsford, 1980
O'Brien, Pat. 'Watermills of East Anglia'. Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2001

https://www.kerseymill.net/about2
https://suffolkmills.org.uk/the-watermills-of-suffolk/

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