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Stogumber's Mills: 1,000 years of water power. |
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The
parish of Stogumber has had water powered machines and buildings to
house them for around a
thousand years.
Although there are many historical references to mills in the parish, it is surprisingly difficult to pinpoint their exact location. Sometimes they are referred to in the historical records by their owner or tenant with no indication where the mill might be; sometimes they are named after a place but it is not clear where that place is - for example Whitemoor; and sometimes they are named after a place but the place is not where we would expect - for example there was a Stogumber mill in Curdon. |
This presentation does not deal with the detailed individual histories of particular mills, but looks broadly at the role that water power has played in the life of the parish. It is broken down into three sections as listed above. My thanks to the mill owners who allowed me access to their properties and passed on their knowledge. All of the properties featured in these slides are private and closed to the public.
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