Key Words :- watermill

Viewing the Site :- Private residence, viewable from street

Address :- Mill Road, Kedington, Suffolk, CB9
Grid Ref :- TL 70424 46931
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.094476 , Long 0.486429
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1376727, 1182439,
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing

Description and History of Site:-
A two-storey 18th-century watermill used for grinding corn.

Plaque reads:

A watermill on this site
1066
Listed in the Doomsday (sic) Book
Present mill rebuilt 18th century
Ceased working 1901
Restored 1970

Alderton (1980): 'Small two-storey mill in brick and weatherboard, lucam. Overshot wheel and one pair stones.'

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

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