King’s Mill and Bishop’s Mill, Granta Place

The Domesday Book, 1086, attests the presence of two mills on the River Granta (Cam), one belonging to the Abbot of Ely and the other to a certain Count Alan. The two mills in question are probably the Bishop’s Mill and the Newnham Mill.  The King’s Mill was probably erected slightly later and right next … Continue reading King’s Mill and Bishop’s Mill, Granta Place