Bosley Mill (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Friday, July 11, 2008, 06:04 (5988 days ago) @ bill watts

Boseley Mill Farm,
Blaisdon Road,
Westbury-on-Severn

Another mill lower down the Westbury brook was usually known as Cut Mill until the mid 19th century when it was called Boseley Mill. In 1607 it belonged to Boseley manor and was leased to John Phillips; (fn. 24) the heirs of William Phillips occupied it in 1694, (fn. 25) and it was recorded as Phillips's Mill in 1717. (fn. 26) In 1839 Cut Mill was owned by the Crawley-Boeveys, who presumably acquired it with Boseley manor. (fn. 27) The lessee in 1839 was Anselm Bailey, (fn. 28) whose family worked it until the 1890s when it apparently closed down. (fn. 29) The mill was dismantled c. 1930. (fn. 30)

From: 'Westbury-on-Severn: Economic history', A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10: Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds (1972), pp. 93-97. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15767. Date accessed: 11 July 2008.

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