Claythorpe

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Claythorpe
Lincolnshire
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Claythorpe Mill
Location
Grid reference: TF413791
Location: 53°17’27"N, 0°7’9"E
Data
Post town: Alford
Postcode: LN13
Local Government
Council: East Lindsey
Parliamentary
constituency:
Louth and Horncastle

Claythorpe is a hamlet in Lindsey, the northern part of Lincolnshire, sitting about five miles north-west of the town of Alford. It is most notable for its water mill.

About the village

Claythorpe Mill was for a time a restaurant but is now a visitor attraction with wildfowl gardens, animals and a café. It was known previously as 'Empire Mills' when it was built as a corn mill in the 18th century.[1] The mill was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The top floor was destroyed by fire and rebuilt again in 1890. Originally powered by a water wheel it has worked using a turbine since 1890, which is housed at the rear of the building. The steel wheel and gearing are still there, and it is a Grade II listed building. It was the last regularly working water mill in Lincolnshire, although it has not been in use since 1977.[2]

Claythorpe Manor (formerly Claythorpe Hall) is a Grade II listed red brick farmhouse dating from the 18th century.[3]

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References

  1. National Monuments Record: No. 893312 – Empire Mills Claythorpe
  2. National Heritage List 1063636: Empire Mills, Authorpe Road (Grade II listing)
  3. National Heritage List 1168549: Claythorpe Manor, Authorpe Road (Grade II listing)