Smock mill, South Weston
A wind-powered colour mill and corn mill in the historic county of Oxfordshire, England.
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This tower mill was built in 1767, became derelict by 1818, and was rebuilt in 1852. It had four common sails, a boat cap and was weathered by tailpole and cartwheel. The tower was only two storeys high. It worked into the twentieth century, used for stone grinding, and was demolished c1920. A cottage called Mill House remains.
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| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Smock mill |
| Mill function | Colour mill, Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 1810 |
| Location | South Weston |
| Historic county | Oxfordshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SU 699 986 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.68227229, -0.98940653 |
Location
References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)
- Gregory, Roy, The Industrial Windmill in Britain (Phillimore, 2005) p 139
- Major, J K, SPAB Mills Section Record Card (1973)
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Oxfordshire XLVII.2 (1919)
- Smith, Arthur C., Windmills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (Stevenage Museum publications, 1975)
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