Hawk Mill, Little Wilbraham

History of Hawk Mill

A detail of an Ordnance Survey map showing the location of Hawk Mill, labelled as a corn mill, with land plots and water lines.

Hawk Mill, Little Wilbraham OS map 1901

The mill was last used in 1937. The machinery was rediscovered in 1976 and donated to the Cambridge Museum of Technology.

The mill was impacted by a fall in the water table following increase drainage in the 19th century. As a result the nearby windmill was built. The increase in abstraction from the aquifer has significantly affected the reliability of water flow along the streams feeding the millpond.

A two-story brick building with multiple rectangular windows stands beside a narrow dirt track bordered by trees and grass.

Hawk Mill Little Wilbraham (RGL2026)

A dark green, arched metal sign with silver lettering reading Hawk Mill mounted on a weathered, light-colored brick wall.

Hawk Mill Little Wilbraham (RGL2026)

A narrow stream flows through a grassy area surrounded by bare and budding trees, with a metal post standing in the foreground.

Hawk Mill Little Wilbraham (RGL2026)

A dry, dirt-covered channel winds through a grassy area surrounded by dense trees and shrubs in a wooded landscape.

Hawk Mill, Little Wilbraham, August drought (RGL2026)

A long, two-story brick building with wooden siding, rectangular windows, a wooden door, and a dirt path in the foreground.

Hawk Mill Little Wilbraham (RGL2026)

A green grassy ditch runs diagonally through a flat landscape of harvested fields under a cloudy, grey sky.

Little Wilbraham near Hawk Mill (RGL2026)

A grassy hollow or ditch runs alongside a cultivated field bordered by a line of mature trees and overgrown hedge.

Little Wilbraham near Hawk Mill (RGL2026)

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