{{Short description|Mill house in Wiltshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox Historic building | name = Nettleton Mill | image = Gate at Nettleton Mill - geograph.org.uk - 489023.jpg | caption = View of the Nettleton Mill through a closed gate | pushpin_map = Wiltshire | coordinates = {{coord|51.4965|-2.2413|type:landmark_region:GB-WIL|display=inline,title}} | location = | location_town = Near Nettleton, Wiltshire | location_country = United Kingdom | architect = | client = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = 1774 | demolished_date = | cost = | structural_system = Stone | architectural_style = }}
'''Nettleton Mill''' is a mill house<ref name=Country>{{cite web|last=Kirkwood|first=Holly|date=7 April 2010|url=http://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/article/449652/Delightful-Grade-II-listed-mill-house-in-Wiltshire-for-sale.html|title=Delightful Grade II listed [sic] mill house in Wiltshire for sale |publisher=Country Life|access-date=29 March 2013}}</ref><!-- Grade II is incorrect, is not listed --> in Wiltshire, England, on the banks of the Bybrook River, to the south-east of Nettleton. Part of the Castle Combe estate, it was built in 1774 as a farmhouse; this date is inscribed on the outer building.<ref name="BBCWilt">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/entertainment/films_and_tv/ros.shtml|title=Retrospective: Robin of Sherwood|publisher=BBC Wiltshire|access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="Cruse1965">{{cite book|author=Edwin John Cruse|title=Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IAKAQAAMAAJ|access-date=30 March 2013|year=1965|publisher=Venton}}</ref> The old ruined farmhouse was refurbished in the early 1990s and has been converted into a bed and breakfast cottage.<ref name =Mill>{{cite web|url=http://www.nettleton-millhouse.co.uk/index2.html|title=Nettleton Millhouse|publisher=Nettleton-millhouse.co.uk|access-date=29 March 2013}}</ref>
==Geography== The building is in a Cotswolds valley, between Nettleton and Castle Combe, in a village setting, about {{Convert|13|mi}} north of Bath.<ref name=Country/><ref name="BBCWilt"/> The bridge at Fosse Way over Broadmead Brook is nearby,<ref name="Grose1957">{{cite book|last=Grose|first=Donald|title=The Flora of Wiltshire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2hK1AAAAIAAJ|access-date=30 March 2013|year=1957|publisher=Natural History Section of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society|page=429}}</ref> where signal and native crayfish have been recorded by use of traps.<ref name=Spink>{{cite web|last=SPINK|first=JOANNA|title=THE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF SIGNAL AND NATIVE CRAYFISH IN BROADMEAD BROOK, WILTSHIRE|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Z-ChlATBu98J:aquaticcommons.org/4725/1/FF19_Spink%2526Rowe_A5_reprint.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiBRQs7MK6ckgrltVehOtuRZ7jgu_UxdGSbTyEHsU3H5eYsM5jbTzoyuqwVESUXt1zmRdRbD44wA1f0dWBrrUyTGbFno3xkwkTTA-kBLodhfqLwWVPQPcaj66U_SzQiuzneLMil&sig=AHIEtbTWePHau830a_k-_jfMHAAcmKpH4A|work=aquaticcommons.org|author2=JOANNA ROWE}}</ref> It is surrounded by wooded forest land of about {{Convert|2.5|ha}}. The stream that flows through the property is known for trout fishing.<ref name =Mill/><ref name=Country/>
==History== Milling operations at the Nettleton Mill were discontinued sometime before World War I.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Castle Combe |url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Community/Index/46 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Wiltshire Community History |publisher=Wiltshire Council}}</ref> In the 1950s and 1960s, the turbine power was utilised, probably when the stream flow became inadequate. Between 1984 and 1986, the site was a shooting location for the 1980s cult series ''Robin of Sherwood''.<ref name="BBCWilt" /><ref>{{cite web |title=RoS Geographical Locations |url=http://www.robinofsherwood.org/locations.html |access-date=30 March 2013 |publisher=Robin of Sherwood organization}}</ref>
The farmhouse was vacated by Connolly Leather Ltd in 1991. In 2010, the property was offered for sale at £1.15{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="Country" /> It is now run as a country retreat.<ref name="Mill" />
==Features== The structure is built of local stone. The undershot wheel of the grist mill was replaced by a turbine during the 19th century. The sheds in the annex of the farmhouse were used for storage of farm products.<ref name="Cruse1965"/> The layout of the building at ground-floor level consists of a large, high-vaulted drawing room. A conservatory passage leads to the kitchen and dining space. On the next floor, accessed by a flight of steps, there is a hall with galleries and living accommodation with two bathrooms. There is also a wine cellar. The structure is roofed with pantiles.
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Category:Castle Combe Category:Houses in Wiltshire Category:Grinding mills in the United Kingdom