Monument record 1623/8/2 - Possible watermill, Newlands

Two parallel walls, discovered during relaying of sewers, were apparently the wheel-pit of a medieval watermill

{1}During relaying of sewers in the village, at manhole 14, about 6ft-8ft below the road surface two walls were found between which a waterwheel presumably turned.

{2} Site of watermill (SP 746709),at the junction of Church Street and Newland,on the W side of the village,in the valley of a small W-flowing stream,on Upper Lias Clay at 103m above OD.In 1970 two parallel walls,apparently the wheel-pit of a watermill,were discovered about 2.5m below the modern road surface and large deposits of silt upstream,on the E side of the road,indicated a former mill pond.The site of the pond is now built over.This mill
and another further downstream may be those recorded under Brixworth in Domesday Book as being held by the King.A watermill is listed as being part of the manor in 1315,and there are other records of a 'Kyngsmulne' and 'Kingsmilne' in the 13th century and early 14th century.

<1> Brown, A E (ed), 1971, Bulletin of the Northamptonshire Federation of Archaeological Societies, 5/38 (Journal). SNN13960.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.30/Site 40 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Salzman L.F.(ed), 1937, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.152 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100371.

<4> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p. 306 (Series). SNN100368.

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Feb 9 2023 9:44AM