Clapton Watermill
Clapton Watermill
Watermill
This 4-storey mill was built around 1860 on an earlier site. Worked commercially until 1991. It has a 21ft 6in waterwheel, fed from two streams, both breast and overshot. There are four pairs of stones, a 6-break Armfield roller plant and a Ruston Hornsby oil engine. Recently installed hydro-electric plant alongside mill.
Location
Grid reference:
ST 414 063
Town/city: Crewkerne
OS sheet:
193
Postcode: TA18 8PU
Geocode: @50.8551195, -2.8330504 Open in Map
3 miles SW of Crewkerne, on B3165 Lyme Regis road.
Contact
Opening Times:
Visitors welcome by appointment only, please phone.