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Charney Bassett #2805

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(51.64708,-1.4499) (approximate location)


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Charney Mill: Watermill function:Corn mill - restored mill

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On the River Ock, much of the machinery of this mill remained in the 1970s, though the 14ft by 7ft undershot wheel had gone by then.

Garford #6670

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Venn: Watermill function:Corn mill - working mill

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On the Childrey Brook, the mill ceased working c 1939. In the 1960s the building was used for hens and a garage; in the 1980s it was being restored, utilising the metal gear and breastshot wheel, which were complete.

Mapledurham #3578

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(51.48574,-1.0374) (approximate location)


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Mapledurham Mill: Watermill function:Corn mill - 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.

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #3578 - Mapledurham Mill, Mapledurham (has photos)

Mapledurham Mill is Grade II* Listed and the last working watermill on the Thames.

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International Mill Database Entry
name Mapledurham Watermill
id 40813
drive power recent watermill
drive type recent waterwheel
function type grain mill
condition type functional
map location 51.485685,-1.03736
country United Kingdom
state England
county Oxfordshire
municipality Reading
city Mapledurham
zip RG8 8BE
logo detail watermill_nophoto
water feed undershot
waterwheel count 1
Website link Wikipedia
course of a river Thames


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