Monument record 1085/5/2 - Millpond

{1} The pond is of about one third of an acre, of tricorn shape, and fed by streams from the south-east and south-west. It is retained by an earth dam, which is approximately the height of the first floor of the mill. The pentrough from the sluice on the dam leads to the south-west side of the mill.

{4} The overshot waterwheel was fed from a pond of about half an acre held by a dam on the west side of the mill.

<1> STARMER G., 2002?, Northamptonshire Watermills Survey 2001 - 2002 (H-Z), p.135-6 (checked) (Report). SNN105521.

<2> 1839, Winwick Tithe Map (NRO Map T225), (unchecked) (Map). SNN14184.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1834, First Edition Ordnance Survey 1 Inch Map Series (Sheet 52), (unchecked) (Map). SNN281.

<4> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, NIAG Industrial Gazetteer, Site 443 (part checked) (Draft). SNN101121.

<5> 1839, Winwick Parish Map (NRO Map 2949), (unchecked) (Map). SNN14191.

Record last edited

May 23 2022 11:43AM