Historic houses · East Midlands
Bintry Watermill
Bintry Watermill — watermill in Norfolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bintry Watermill is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "watermill in Norfolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7786°, 0.9619°.
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Heritage listing
Bintry Watermill is a historic watermill located on the River Wensum, approximately one mile (2 km) west of the village of Bintree in the English county of Norfolk. A watermill has likely occupied this site since 1454. The current structure is believed to have been constructed in the 1750s.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wensum SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bintry Watermill is a historic watermill located on the River Wensum, approximately one mile (2 km) west of the village of Bintree in the English county of Norfolk. A watermill has likely occupied this site since 1454. The current structure is believed to have been constructed in the 1750s.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The present building is constructed from red Norfolk brick, rising four storeys high with a three-bay design on the south-west elevation. The north-west elevation features two columns of windows. The lower two storeys of the mill date back to the 18th century, while the top floor was added in the 19th century. At the western end of the mill, there is a timber lucam (a covered sack hoist) built with shiplap construction. Although the wheelrace still runs beneath the mill, the waterwheel was removed in 1947 to create additional space for electrically powered machinery. Across the road stands a bridge with a dentilled cornice, from which the wheelrace once discharged back into the river. The…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7786, 0.9619
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- Bintree
- Postcode
- NR20 5NY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Established
- 1750
Sources
- wikidata: Q4914544 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bintry Watermill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bintree Watermill Friday 9 April 2010.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bintry Watermill?
- Bintry Watermill is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR20 5NY), in the parish of Bintree.
- When was Bintry Watermill built?
- Built or established in 1750.
- Who owns Bintry Watermill?
- Bintry Watermill is owned by Private.
- Is Bintry Watermill a listed building?
- Bintry Watermill is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Bintry Watermill a protected site?
- Yes — Bintry Watermill is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Bintry Watermill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR20 5NY. It sits within the Mid Norfolk parliamentary constituency.