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Billingford
(Nr North Elmham) postmill |
Billingford postmill buck was set on a roundhouse. Four double shuttered sails powered 2 pairs of stones. A horse driven flour dresser was operated in an adjacent outbuilding. |
| Tithe Award 1839 Map Pratt & Son, Norwich 1837 Owner: George Freeman Occupiers: Himself and Thomas Whiteman No. 126 House, Mill and Ground. Pasture 2a. 1r. 10p. - 12s. |
Billingford To be Sold by Auction by J. H. Greenacre at the Bell Inn in Billingford on Wednesday 14 July 1852 at 5 o’c Lot 1. A Capital POST WINDMILL with roundhouse in excellent repair driving two pair of stones. Also a substantially built Dwelling House with convenient Outbuildings, walled in yard (in which is a good lead pump) & Garden adjoining together with a large substantial Building containing a Flour Dressing Mill, horse power, with Corn Chambers & a Cottage & Stable adjoining. Also three pieces of excellent Arable & Grass Land containing in the whole 5a. 0r. 30p. the above are in the occupation of Mr. William Long & possession may be had at Old Michaelmas next. Of this Lot the Windmill & 1a. 3r. 0p. of Land are Copyhold of the Manor of Billingford Waffins, fine arbitrary & the residence is Freehold. Particulars of Messrs. Cooper & Sons, Solrs. or of the Auctioneer, East Dereham. Norfolk Chronicle - 10th July 1852 |
BILLINGFORD |
Peremptory Sale Post Wind mill at Billingford. To be sold by Auction by Robt. Ansell at Kings Arms Hotel, East Dereham, Wednesday 11 April 1855 at 4 o’c. A Good Post WINDMILL driving two pairs of stones, with brick Roundhouse, a convenient Dwelling House with outbuildings, walled-in yard, Pump of excellent water, small productive Garden, A substantial Building containing a horse power Flour dressing mill, Corn Chamber, Cottage & Stable. Three pieces of excellent arable & grass land containing in the whole 5a.0r.3p. more or less; situate at Billingford & now in the occupation of Mr. Wm. Long. Possession may be had 11 October next. Apply to COOPER & SONS, Solrs. East Dereham & Robt. Ansell, Fakenham. Norfolk Chronicle - 31st March & 7th April 1855 |
| On 28th August 1971, Archie Bales, who lived in the White House opposite thje church, wrote that he believed that the mill stood on his property although nothing remained. He believed that bthe cottages facing the church were originally built as a granary for the mill by Robert Norton who was the miller at North Elmham watermill c.1830-c.1864. |
On the Billingford post mill details, under the Census 1851 there is a Robert Robinson (15) b.Shipdham, groom. I believe that Robert is my great grandfather. |
Faden's map 1797: Mill
Bryant's map 1826: Mill White's 1836: George Freeman, corn miller & farmer Tithe Award 1839: Owner George Freeman; Occupiers: George Freeman & Thomas Whiteman
Census 1841: William Wilson (30) journeyman miller White's 1845: William Long, corn miller
1852: William Long, miller |
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