Harnessing the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an age-old invention of the human spirit of discovery, the origin of which can be traced back to times long past. Thanks to such a construction, the human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by the power of the natural elements by means of a - natural or artificially created - watercourse, in order to grind grain into corn or to press oil from fruits, for example. Man unterscheidet bei Wassermühlen im Wesentlichen zwei Varianten zum Antrieb:

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Location: Lower Slaughter, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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