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Yafford Mill

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Yafford Mill

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  • Location: Shorwell, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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    July 7, 2023

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    Yafford Mill was mainly a grist mill, grinding food for animals, and until the beginning of this century, had a large trade with local farmers. When these gentlemen started to install their own milling equipment, trade began to fall off, but the mill was still paying its way until 10 years ago

    June 22, 2024

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    Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention of the human spirit of discovery, the origins of which can be traced back to times long past. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by the power of the natural elements through a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn or press oil from fruit, for example.

    There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills:
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