There's likely been a mill on this site since the 17th century and the present mill underwent renovation in the 20th century.

A Grade II-listed building, the mill sits next to the Cuckoo Trail and offers a wonderful glimpse of the area's past.

JakobusPilger

May 29, 2024

Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention of the human spirit of discovery, the origins of which can be traced back to times long past. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by the power of the natural elements through a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn or press oil from fruit, for example.

There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills:

* Either the flowing water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or
* the water is guided above the wheel - usually through a so-called "mill channel" - and falls onto the blades; this type of construction is more efficient due to natural gravity.

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