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Hemingford Grey Mill, William Fraser Garden (1856-1921)

Hemingford Grey Watermill

History of Mill

Listed Building

1886 Hemingford Grey OS

Hemingford Mill Pond 1924

In 1907 an attempt was made to catch a giant sturgeon at the mill pool but the attempt failed and the fish wasn’t caught until 1924. Then it was 8.5 feet long and weighed 185lbs.

(Huntingdonshire Through Time, Akeroyd and Clifford)

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