TQ 65 NE 67 - Leybourne Mill - Historic Environment Record

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Building record TQ 65 NE 67 - Leybourne Mill

Summary

A mill at Leybourne is mentioned in the Domesday Survey. In the 18th century a water powered cornmill is documented at Leybourne.A two storey mill house faces onto Castle Way with part of a mill building, with 3 bays, adjoining the west side. The mill was originally at least 2 storeys high and the surviving part is the house with a catslide roof sloping down to a lowered wall on the western side. A pair of mid to late 19th century cast iron window frames exist in the eastern wall. This part of the building is in use as a garage. The mill pond is presumed to have been on land to the rear of the mill in the area now used as a garden. See also TQ 65 NE 68 the mill leat on Addington Brook

Location

Grid reference	TQ 6871 5851 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ65NE
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	LEYBOURNE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

WATERMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full Description

Water powered cornmill documented in C18 (mill at Leybourne in Domesday). " storey mill house facing onto Castle Way with part of mill building (a 3 bay range) abutting the W side. Mill originally at least two storeys, surviving part now 2 storey on E side with catslide roof sloping to lowered wall on W side. Pair of mid-late C19 cast iron window frames in E wall. In use as garage. Mill pond presumably on land to rear of mill (poss now garden) (1,2)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1992, A228 Leybourne - W. Malling Bypass Link Road Initial Survey, Canterbury ArchTrust 1992 Leybourne - W Malling By Pass A228: Initial Survey (Unpublished document). SKE6771.

<2> MJ Fuller, 1991, Mills of the Leybourne and Holborough Streams (Unpublished document). SKE15639.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SKE6771 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1992. A228 Leybourne - W. Malling Bypass Link Road Initial Survey. Canterbury ArchTrust 1992 Leybourne - W Malling By Pass A228: Initial Survey.
<2> SKE15639 Unpublished document: MJ Fuller. 1991. Mills of the Leybourne and Holborough Streams.