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 Faringdon and surrounding villages

14-21 June  

ECOMILL - Venn Mill

A 200 year old working water-powered flour mill in wildlife friendly surroundings, open on Sunday 15th June 12midday -5pm as part of
Faringdon ECOWEEK. Wholemeal flour ground at the mill from local
 organic wheat will be on sale.

vennmill

Situated on the A338 Oxford to Wantage road, one mile N of the village of East Hanney. Built about 1790 on an ancient site (mentioned in Doomsday) beside the Childrey Brook, a tributary of the River Ock. An undershot waterwheel drives millstones by mainly wooden machinery.

The buildings, workings and sluices are all in good condition and in full working order.

The mill has a Soil Assn. Organic Certification and will be working, grinding locally-grown organic wheat from Faringdon. June 15th, Sunday, 12-5pm. Admission £1, children 50p.

 


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Main wheel

Main wheel 2

Looking back

Ideallic view

Sluice

Main axle

Garford, Near Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5PA - 01367-240405
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