Watermills · South East England
Eling Tide Mill
Eling Tide Mill is a watermill in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Totton · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Eling Tide Mill is a named watermill in the United Kingdom. Address: Eling Hill, Southampton, SO40 9HF. Coordinates: 50.9110°, -1.4821°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The New Forest SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: New Forest
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Eling Tide Mill, situated on an artificial causeway in Eling in Hampshire, England, is one of only two remaining operating tide mills in the United Kingdom. The other is Woodbridge Tide Mill in Suffolk. Whilst a mill is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, there is no evidence that there is any connection to the present mill. The current mill was rebuilt roughly two hundred years ago after storm damage in the 1770s. Eling Tide Mill is the focal point of The Eling Tide Mill Experience, created in 2009 as The Eling Experience when the tide mill, nearby Totton & Eling Heritage Centre, and the outdoor walks at Goatee Beach and Bartley Water came under the same management and marketing. The site adopted the current name in 2018 when it reopened after a 3-year refurbishment project largely funded by the Lottery Fund. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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Background
History
For much of the mill's life it was owned by Winchester College. A lease survives from the year 1418, when the College leased the mill to Thomas Mydlington, requiring him to maintain the mill and the causeway. The causeway was prone to collapse, for example it washed away in 1887. This problem continued up until 1940 when modern engineering calculations revealed the cause to be the design of the sluices. This was then corrected. The tenancy of the mill included the right to collect tolls from vehicles using the causeway. More recently, the toll has been administered by Totton and Eling Town Council, and is charged at £1.00 per day for motorcycles and £2.00 per day for cars and vans. In 1967,…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9110, -1.4821
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- New Forest
- Parish
- Totton and Eling
- Postcode
- SO40 9HF
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest East
- Established
- 1785
- Nearest railway station
- Totton — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.elingsc.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w73305220 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Eling Tide Mill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Eling Mill, Eling, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 1356984.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eling Tide Mill?
- Eling Tide Mill is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO40 9HF), in the parish of Totton and Eling.
- When was Eling Tide Mill built?
- Built or established in 1785.
- Who owns Eling Tide Mill?
- Eling Tide Mill is owned by New Forest District Council.
- Is Eling Tide Mill a protected site?
- Yes — Eling Tide Mill is part of the The New Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the New Forest Ramsar wetland.
- Is Eling Tide Mill free to visit?
- Yes, Eling Tide Mill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Eling Tide Mill?
- The nearest railway station is Totton, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO40 9HF.