The Old Mill by ejn

Photography • Landscape • posted on Nov 14, 2013

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Sturminster Newton Mill The old flour mill at Sturminster Newton - in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset. The first record is contained in the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions four mills in the Sturminster area. The present L-shaped building consists of south and north wings. The south wing, which sits firmly on the river bank, was last re-built c.1650 on a centuries old site. The north wing, which juts out into the river, was originally a completely separate fulling mill built in 1611. It was demolished in the late 18th century and re-built in brick on its original stone base to join with and extend the grain mill.