Place Mill is a Grade II* listed building in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1953. Mill.

Place Mill

WRENN ID
lost-foundation-holly
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Constituency
Christchurch MP: Sir Christopher Chope (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 October 1953
Type
Mill
Address
Place Mill, Quay Road
OS grid reference
SZ 160 923
Coordinates
50.73095, -1.77464
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Place Mill is a historic building located on Quay Road, originally serving as the monastic mill for the Priory. It features a medieval stone base with red brickwork above and has a tiled roof. The south facade is gabled, and the building stands two storeys high with one window. There is a recessed bay that houses the wheel, of which part remains, along with some of the mill machinery. Place Mill and Place Mill Bridge are recognized as a group.

Local climate

Place Mill receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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