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Summary

Mills have been sited at Mill Lane since the early 13th century, if not as early as Domesday.

Monument Type(s):

• WATERMILL (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

On a branch of the Kennet, parallel to Mill Lane was a group of mills. Some of the Domesday mills may have been sited here, and documents certainly evidence corn and fulling mills in the 13th century <1>. The site was occupied until 'recently' (?1900s) by a watermill (listed JK Major)<2>

<1> Astill, G.G, 1978, Historic towns in Berkshire: An archaeological appraisal, Page 80 (Bibliographic reference). SRD6871.

<2> Berkshire Archaeological Society, 1963-4, Berkshire Archaeological Journal 61, Page 83 (Journal). SRD9929.

<3> Oxford Archaeology, 2013, Under The Oracle - Excavations at the Oracle Shopping Centre site 1996-8: the medieval and post-medieval urban development of the Kennet floodplain in Reading (Monograph). SRM14702.

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