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Mills powered by water in the United Kingdom.

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• Charlecote Mill

  http://www.bedington.plus.com/charlecotemill/
  Description and history of this 18th-century Warwickshire watermill restored from 1978, but now under threat from proposed changes to the Avon. Includes visitor information and products.

• Crabble Corn Mill, Dover

  http://www.ccmt.org.uk/
  History of this working mill built in 1812. Visitor information including an overview, schools, hospitality and events.

• Ford End Watermill

  http://www.fordendwatermill.co.uk/
  A comprehensive guide along with photographs to Buckinghamshire's only working watermill with original machinery.

• Gleaston Water Mill

  http://www.watermill.co.uk/
  This water-powered corn mill in Cumbria had its last major rebuild in the 1770s. Provides a history, plan of the site and information on local attractions.

• Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/houghton-mill/
  This watermill on a tributary of the River Ouse in Cambridgeshire is now owned by the National Trust, which explains its history and gives visitor information.

• Little Salkeld Watermill, Cumbria

  http://www.organicmill.co.uk/
  The business site provides photographs and history of this 19th-century working mill.

• Lyme Regis Town Mill

  http://www.townmill.org.uk/
  This ancient watermill, operated by The Town Mill Trust, was restored in 2001. It includes a working grist mill, art galleries and craft studios. Description, illustrated history and visitor information.

• The Papertrail

  http://www.thepapertrail.org.uk/
  An activity-based industrial exploration centre built around Frogmore Mill in Hemel Hempstead, which has been making paper ever since it became the world’s first commercial mechanised paper mill in 1803.

• White Mill

  http://www.whitemill.org/
  A retired 18th-century watermill, part of the National Trust's Kingston Lacy estate near Wimborne, in Dorset. Includes an illustrated history and online tour of the mill, visitor information and bibliography.

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