Building record 71/4/1 - Croughton mill and mill house

Small two-storey stone-built corn mill with slate roof. At one time driven by steam as well as water.

{1} Small two-storey stone-built corn mill with slate roof. At one time driven by steam as well as water.

{2} History:
1086 Domesday Survey gives Cliwetone with one mill rendering 2s
1762 Militia list records John Merry, miller and baker, Croughton
1885 Mill worked using only steam power
1922 Last year the mill worked

Documentary sources: Shown unnamed on Bryant's 1827 map; marked as Croughton Mill on 1830 1 inch OS map

At the east end of the buildings is the mill house, a two storey and attic stone building with slated roof and dormer windows on the east side. From each end of this, wings extend eastwards. These are also two-storey, of stone with slated gabled roofs. The southern wing extends west, beyond the house, as a range of two storey buildings, presumed to be the mill. Old photos show a large mill pond on the north side of the mill buildings.

Significance: Despite its dereliction, this site is of considerable significance because it is the only mill in the county that remains unaltered since it ceased to be at work. It could be of county significance.

<1> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, NIAG Industrial Gazetteer, (unchecked) (Draft). SNN101121.

<2> STARMER G., 2002?, Northamptonshire Watermills Survey 2001 - 2002 (A-H), p.34 (checked) (Report). SNN105520.

Record last edited

Jul 6 2021 3:29PM