Combe Steam & Watermill
Combe Steam & Watermill
Watermill
There has been a watermill here on the River Evenlode since the Domesday Book and it was probably originally used for grain or flax milling. The mill became a sawmill and is located within Combe Yard that contained the workshops which served the vast Blenheim Estate. The mill is now powered by an 1852 beam engine.? Water was last used in the 1950s, and the 13ft diameter by 8ft wide lower...
Photo © Tony Simmons
Location
SP 416 150
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About 8 miles north-west of Oxford, off A4095 Whitney to Bicester road, north of Long Hanborough.
Contact
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Opening Times:
From April we are open on Wednesdays until the end of September and on the first Sunday of each month until October (conducted tours available) 10.30am - 4.30pm, normal Opening Times (not in steam). Last admission 3.30pm. In steam, 3rd Sundays, March - October 10.00-17.00.? See web site for further information.