Key Words :- watermill cornmill flour

Viewing the Site :- No public access, can be viewed from the public road

Address :- Ketsby Lane, South Ormsby cum Ketsby, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 8QW
Grid Ref :- TF 36913 76716
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.269767 , Long 0.05154
Local Authority :- East Lindsey District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Lincolnshire - Lindsey
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1168628, 1359698,
Site Condition :- Site disused - but otherwise substantially intact
Site Dates :- pre 1824 -

Description and History of Site:-
A mill is shown on this site on the 1824 OS Map. On Ketsby Beck

The current buildings were erected in 1864. The mill has been privately preserved and includes a breast shot wheel which was reputedly the last working iron waterwheel in Lincolnshire.

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI93608&resourceID=1006
Wright N R, Lincolnshire's Industrial Heritage - A Guide, Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, 2004

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