The Mill is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Watermill. 3 related planning applications.
The Mill
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-storey-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- Watermill
- Address
- The Mill, 6, Fowlmere Road, Shepreth, SG8 6QG
- OS grid reference
- TL 393 479
- Coordinates
- 52.11217, 0.03359
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an undershot watermill, dating from the mid to late 18th century and restored in the mid to late 20th century. It has been converted into a house. The mill is timber-framed and clad in weatherboarding, set upon a brick plinth, with a tiled mansard roof. The building is two storeys and has an attic. The front elevation features three casement windows on each of the first and ground floors, with a doorway in the centre bay. The rear wall has larger window openings and three dormers. Most of the original mill machinery has been removed, although the waterwheel and pit wheel remain at the east end, partially enclosed. A single-storey brick wing is located at the west end, constructed using reused old bricks. The site has a historical association with a village brewery and beer shop, which were located next to the mill in 1840.
Local climate
The Mill sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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