Wiston Mill is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. Watermill.

Wiston Mill

WRENN ID
unlit-steeple-plum
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1978
Type
Watermill
Address
Wiston Mill, Nayland with Wissington, Nayland-With-Wissington
OS grid reference
TL 962 332
Coordinates
51.96339, 0.85493
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wiston Mill is a notable 18th to 19th century timber-framed and weatherboarded watermill that is no longer operational and has been partly converted into a dwelling. The site has had a mill since the 16th century, with Tudor brickwork visible in the mill race beneath it. At the south end, remnants of a water wheel can be found. The structure features a gabled central section that rises three storeys with lofts, equipped with loft hoists on both the east and west ends, flanked by two-storeyed side wings. The building has a window arrangement of 1:2:1, with double-hung sashes that include glazing bars. The ground floor is constructed of brick.

At the north end, there is a 16th-century timber-framed and plastered house that extends east and west. This house was modified into cottages, likely in the 18th century, and was incorporated into the mill house in the 20th century. A short wing connects the 16th-century block to the mill. The windows in this section are 20th-century casements with leaded lights. Inside, the mill features exposed timber-framing ceiling beams and joists. The roofs of the mill are covered with slate, while the old house has tiled roofing. The mill is situated over a brick bridge, with the mill lade located on the east side. This brickwork includes 16th-century bricks from an earlier mill. The east front of the mill has a bridge paved with granite setts, and remnants of 19th-century mill machinery are still present inside.

Local climate

Wiston 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 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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