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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 425 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Kings Mill |
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Summary
Water mill situated on the eastern arm of the River Stour. It was first documented circa 1150.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1479 5793 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MILL (MILL, To 1065 AD and From 1140 AD)
- PLAQUE (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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(TR 14795793 - sited from CAT Topo map). Kings Mill. (1-3) The Kings Mill was first mentioned in a charter of King Stephen of c1150. No 24 High St is a house of c1800 sitting on the site of the mill with the mill-tail still intact underneath. (4) Kings Mill on the eastern arm of the River Stour, was bestowed on St Augustine's Abbey by King Stephen. (5)
<1> CAT Topo maps of Cant 2nd ed 1982 c1050 (OS Card Reference). SKE38735.
<2> CAT Topo Maps of Cant 2nd ed 1982 c1200 (OS Card Reference). SKE38737.
<3> CAT Topo maps of Cant 2nd ed 1982 c1500 (OS Card Reference). SKE38738.
<4> CAT Ann Rep 6 1981-82 22 (P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE38683.
<5> Cant under the Angevin Kings 1967 124 (W Urry) (OS Card Reference). SKE38515.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: CAT Topo maps of Cant 2nd ed 1982 c1050. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: CAT Topo Maps of Cant 2nd ed 1982 c1200. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: CAT Topo maps of Cant 2nd ed 1982 c1500. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: CAT Ann Rep 6 1981-82 22 (P Bennett). |
| <5>XY | OS Card Reference: Cant under the Angevin Kings 1967 124 (W Urry). [Mapped feature: #43875 Mill, ] |
