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Charney Bassett #2805

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NGR: SU382944
(51.64618,-1.4479) (approximate location)
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Breastshot - restored mill

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #2805

Garford #6670

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NGR: SU430949
(51.65033,-1.3785) (approximate location)
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Venn: Undershot - working mill

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #6670

Mapledurham #3578

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NGR: SU669769
(51.48615,-1.0366) (approximate location)
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Undershot - working mill, on the River Thames

This very popular mill makes appearances in a number of film and TV roles, perhaps most famously in the film "The Eagle has Landed". It also appears in print a lot, including on the album cover of Black Sabbath's first album.

Mapledurham flooding, Feb 2003
Mapledurham interior still flooded, March 2003
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Entry in Mills Archive database - #3578

News item: Thoroughly Ancient Mill - Traditional production at Mapledurham (21/8/04)
News item: The Eagle has Landed (25/1/04)


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