1 Opposite Cliffe Cottage is the probable site of Welcombe Ford, referred to in 1570.
The probable site of Welcombe Ford, a Post Medieval ford for which there is documentary evidence from the 16th century. It crossed the Avon 700m north west of the church at Alveston.
2 A mill is known to have existed at Alveston since 966 and in the Domesday survey there were three mills. In 1240 there were two mills and a mill ...
Alveston Mill, the site of a watermill for which there is documentary evidence from the early Medieval period. Derelict by 1886, it was demolished in the 1940s. Only a weir survives. The mill was 400m north east of the church.
1 The locks here probably date from around 1664 when Sandy’s original work was improved upon, and was therefore probably built by Yarranton. The system was further improved in 1823-5 ...
River locks known as Lucy's Locks. They comprise chambers with wooden gates at each end and sluices used to lower and raise the water level. Of Post Medieval date, they were located on the River Avon 100m south east of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford on Avon.