Stocks Mill
Stocks Mill, near
Wittersham, is the tallest of the county's remaining post mills. It
takes its name from the surrounding area, called 'The Stocks' on
mid-19th century maps.
It is a Grade II listed building with a roundhouse of tarred
brick under a sloping wooden felted roof.
The mill operated for 120 years up to the beginning of the 20th
century. In 1980, it was transferred to Kent County Council and a
local 'Friends of Stocks Mill' group was set up to help preserve
the mill and open it to the public.
No machinery remains, although there are some interesting
features, such as the fine post and trestles, a well preserved
roundhouse (with a display of mill exhibits) and 4 spring-shuttered
sweeps - a rare arrangement in Kent.
The centre post of the mill has the date, 1781, and the initials
RV carved on it. This is either the date of the mill's construction
or the date it was moved to Wittersham.
The mill is at Wittersham on the Isle of Oxney, surrounded by
the private gardens of Stocks Mill House, the original Grade II
listed 16th century mill house.
Location
- On the B2082 between Tenterden and Rye and to the east of
Wittersham
- Grid reference: TQ 913, 273
- Historic Environment Record number:
TQ 92 NW 8
- Contact number: (01797) 270295