Oxted Mill, Surrey, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Team Sieni
N 51° 14.928 W 000° 00.580
30U E 708685 N 5681742
A sluice gate controlling flow from the mill pond at Oxted mill to the River Eden.
Waymark Code: WMC6NM
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/01/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
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This sluice gate controls the flow from the mill pond at Oxted mill into the River Eden

Two mills were recorded as being at Oxted in the Domesday book in 1086 [1] Whether this site was one of them I can't tell. The current mill dates from 1892-5.

  1. British History Online Oxted
  2. Wikipedia River Eden
Name of Waterway.: River Eden

Roughly when was the Waterway created?: Between 1086 and 1892

Is this waterway working?: Working

What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Excellent working order

What is/was the water used for?: Other

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