Monument record MCC323 - Bourne Mill (Historic mill now demolished), Bourne Road, Colchester
Summary
Medieval, a mill is thought to have been operating at Bourne Pond from the 13th century.
Location
| Grid reference | TM 00566 23841 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM02SW |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
Bourne Mill belonged to St John's Abbey by 1311 and may have been the mill granted to the Abbey at its foundation. It takes its name, first recorded c1240, from the small stream or bourne south of the town on which it stands. Like the other mills on that stream (Canock and Hull Mills), it seems to have worked as a corn mill throughout the Middle Ages. It may have been rebuilt c1326 when the Abbey agreed to find large timber, ironwork, mill spindle, wheel, and stones for it. Its pond was the Abbey fishpond. St John's held the mill until the Dissolution. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC19 Monograph: Cooper, Janet (Ed). 1994. Vol. IX, The Borough of Colchester, A History of the County of Essex. Volume IX. p260.
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2017 9:19AM