Site of Watermill at Newbold Comyn

Description of this historic site

Documentary evidence suggests that this was the site of a watermill from the Medieval to the Post Medieval period. No surface evidence remains. The site is to the north of the reservoir in Newbold Comyn Park.

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Notes about this historic site

1 A mill is recorded in 1086.
2 A mid 18th century map shows a name ‘Ground Next Mill’, but there is no trace of a mill on the map.
3 The field is centred at about SP3365 and the likely position of the mill is as given above. There is no trace of the mill.