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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Mile End Farm Mill |
| Mill location | TL 359 386 |
| Coordinates | 52°01′45″N 0°01′05″W / 52.02917°N 0.01806°W |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | c. 1822 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Four storeys |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Year lost | c. 1900 |
Mile End Farm Mill is a tower mill at Reed, Hertfordshire, England which has been truncated and converted to residential accommodation.
The earliest record of Mile End Farm Mill is its appearance on Andrew Bryant's map of Hertfordshire dated 1822. The mill was working until 1890 and was truncated c. 1900. The tower was incorporated into a house in the 1970s.[1]
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For an explanation of the various pieces of machinery, see Mill machinery. |
Mile End Farm Mill was a four storey tower mill. No details of its cap and sails, internal machinery, millstones or whether it was winded by a fantail or not are known.[1]
Reference for above:-[1]