10 Watermills in England Still Grinding Flour After 900 Years
English watermills still grinding flour today — 10 working mills, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, still turning wheat into flour the same way they did under Norman kings. In this video we explore Sturminster Newton Mill (which roared back to life in the 2020 flour shortage), Mapledurham — the last working watermill on the entire River Thames — Sarehole Mill (J.R.R. Tolkien's inspiration for the Mill at Hobbiton), Daniel's Mill and its giant 38-foot waterwheel, Redbournbury, Crabble Corn Mill, Cheddleton, and the medieval tide mill at Woodbridge. The story of a craft that industrial milling nearly wiped out — and the people who refused to let it die. 🔗 Sources & further reading: Sturminster Newton Mill — https://www.sturminsternewton-museum.... Mapledurham Estate & Watermill — https://www.mapledurham.co.uk Redbournbury Watermill & Bakery — https://www.redbournburymill.co.uk Daniel's Mill — https://www.danielsmill.co.uk Domesday Book (The National Archives) — https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk 👉 Subscribe for more videos on the history of the British Isles that mainstream content rushes past. #Watermills #EnglishHistory #BritishHistory #Domesday #Milling #Flour #Mapledurham #SareholeMill #UKHistory #Documentary #RuralEngland
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