Monument record MWX336 - Weymouth Tidal mills
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Summary
Two possible tidal mills known from documentary sources.
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Full Description
Tidal mills sited to Weymouth from OS 6 1962) (Marginal) Miss M Holmes, the Dorset archivist, suggests that there may have been two tidal mills at Weymouth. In a Letter Patent of 1618, it states that on 28/10/1568 "the freemen of Weymouth shall have half the cartage and rents of a Watter Mill and of the Cuniger of Melcombe Regis". A deed of 12/6/1590 states that Raynold Chamynge sold to his son the moiety of "a plot pere of grounde, the Arme of the Sea Milles thereupon erected". The mills probably stood on the wall which enclosed an arm of the sea running west from Weymouth harbour. This arm of the sea was reclaimed in the mid to late eighteenth century, the sea wall lies under Marsh Road. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SWX1893 Article in serial: 1976. Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries 30. Vol 30.. 221.
- <1.1> SWX8035 Monograph: Moule, H J. 1883. Descriptive catalogue of the Charters, Minute Books and other documents of the Borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis 1252 to 1800..
- <2> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868030.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 674 788 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 548
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NE 47
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868030
Record last edited
Dec 9 2022 2:35PM
