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watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production ...

Historical mills

List of ancient watermills This list of ancient watermills presents an overview of water-powered grain-mills and industrial mills in the classical antiquity from their Hellenistic beginnings through the Roman imperial period. The watermill is the earliest instance of ...

List of early medieval watermills This list of early medieval watermills comprises a selection of European watermills spanning the early Middle Ages, from 500 to 1000 AD. Historical overview Largely unaffected from the turbulent political events following the demise of t ...

* Barbegal aqueduct and mill *

Hierapolis sawmill The Hierapolis sawmill was a Roman water-powered stone sawmill at Hierapolis, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Dating to the second half of the 3rd century AD, the sawmill is considered the earliest known machine to combine a crank with a connect ...

Africa

* Drostdy Museum,

Swellendam Swellendam is the fifth oldest town in South Africa (after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, and Paarl), a town with 17,537 inhabitants situated in the Western Cape province. The town has over 50 provincial heritage sites, most of them ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...

* Josephine Mill,

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

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Asia

Pundri Pundri is a City and a municipal committee, near Kaithal City in Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Pundri along with Pundrak was named after the sage Pundarik, who is highly revered by all Hindus. Pundri is the seat of a Tehsi ...

in India

Australasia

Australia

* Dunn's Mill,

Bridgewater, South Australia Bridgewater is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Adelaide Hills to the south-east of the Adelaide city centre. It is the former end of the Adelaide-Bridgewater railway line; this route was closed in 1987. The rai ...

* Dight's Ceres Mill,

Abbotsford, Victoria Abbotsford ( wyi, Carran-carramulk) is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Yarra Local government a ...

* Anderson's Mill,

Smeaton, Victoria Smeaton is a rural town in the state of Victoria, Australia, near the town of Creswick. At the , Smeaton had a population of 231. The found that of the 231 population, 117 were male, and 115 were female. Their median age was 53, compared to t ...

* Carome Mill,

South Morang, Victoria South Morang is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea local government area. South Morang recorded a population of 24,989 at the 2021 ...

* Thomas Mill,

Mernda, Victoria Mernda is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea local government area. Mernda recorded a population of 23,369 at the 2021 census. Hi ...

* Janefield Mill,

Bundoora, Victoria Bundoora is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea local government areas. Bundoora recorded a population of 28,068 at the ...

* Ben Eadie Mill, Sunbury, Victoria * Hepburn's Werona Mill,

Kingston, Victoria Kingston is a small town and locality of 19.07km2 in the rural Shire of Hepburn in Victoria, Australia, located just off the Midland Highway about 10 kilometres distance from Creswick, and is about 20 km from Daylesford. Kingston's post code ...

* Barrabool Flour Mill,

Buckley's Falls The Barwon River is a perennial river of the Corangamite catchment, located in The Otways and the Bellarine Peninsula regions of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features Fed by the confluence of the East and West Branches of ...

, Highton, Geelong, Victoria * Polworth Mill,

Rosebrook, Victoria Rosebrook is a locality in southwest Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Moyne, west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Rosebrook had a population of 132. Traditional ownership The formally recognised traditional owners ...

* Jetty Mills,

Warrnambool, Victoria Warrnambool (Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Alla ...

* Glendining and McKenzie Mill,

Riddells Creek, Victoria Riddells Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in Wurundjeri Country and the Shire of Macedon Ranges. It is located in between the cities of Bendigo and Melbourne. Riddells Creek is also the name of the main watercourse which flows thr ...

* Waterwheel Flourmill,

Bridgewater On Loddon, Victoria Bridgewater On Loddon is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Calder Highway, north west of Bendigo, astride the Loddon River. At the , Bridgewater On Loddon had a population of 326. The rural area which surr ...

* Fyansford Paper Mill, Geelong Victoria

Europe

Isle of Man

Laxey Wheel The Laxey Wheel (also known as Lady Isabella) is built into the hillside above the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. It is the largest surviving original working waterwheel in the world. Designed by Robert Casement, the wheel has a diamete ...

* Little Isabella *

Snaefell Wheel The Snaefell Wheel (also known as Lady Evelyn) is a waterwheel in Laxey, Isle of Man. The wheel stands in the washing floors in Laxey Glen Gardens, approximately 700 metres south of the larger Laxey Wheel. The wheel was unveiled with the name ...

Luxemburg

Lameschmillen Lameschmillen, also known as the Bergemer Mühle, is located halfway between Bergem and Noertzange (Commune of Mondercange), at the confluence of the rivers Alzette and Mess. It is one of three watermills in Luxembourg with the same name. It mark ...

Netherlands

* Oliemolen, Heerlen * Weltermolen, Welten

Ireland

Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills The Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. Located in Ballincollig, Cork city, Ireland, largely in what is now the Ballincollig Regional Park, the powd ...

Cregg Mill, County Galway Cregg Mill is a converted 18th-century watermill in the townland of Cregg, near Corrandulla, Corrandulla village in County Galway, Ireland, approximately from Galway City. The mill serviced the local area, including neighbouring Cregg Castle, ...

Newmills Corn and Flax Mills Newmills Corn and Flax Mills ( ga, An Muileann Úr – Muilte Arbhair agus Lín) is a grain mill located in County Donegal, Ireland. The mill is situated on the R250, Churchill road, beside Newmills Bridge on the south bank of the River Swill ...

Switzerland

* Hofenmühle

United Kingdom

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List of watermills in the United Kingdom The use of water power in Britain was at its peak just before the Industrial Revolution. The need for power was great and steam power had not yet become established. It is estimated that at this time there were well in excess of ten thousand waterm ...

North America

Canada

Arva Flour Mill Arva, Árva, ARVA or Arvas may refer to: ;Current places: * Arva, Ontario, Middlesex Centre, Ontario, Canada * Arva, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Arvagh or Arva, County Cavan, Ireland * Arva River, tributary of the Milcov River in Ro ...

Arva, Ontario Middlesex Centre is a township in Middlesex County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada, north and west of London. The Corporation of the Township of Middlesex Centre formed on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former Townships of Delaw ...

Balmoral Grist Mill Museum The Balmoral Grist Mill Museum is a restored 1874 water-powered grist mill located in Balmoral Mills, Nova Scotia. The site includes a walking trail along the ravine of Balmoral Brook. The mill is part of the Nova Scotia Museum system. It could ...

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

Caledonia Mill The Caledonia Mill was a historic mill building located in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1846, it is a heritage property under the '' Ontario Heritage Act''. It was the last timber-frame water-powered mill along the Grand River in Ontario ...

Caledonia, Ontario Caledonia is a community located on the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 9,674 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. Caledonia is within Ward 3 of Haldimand County. The Councillor elected for Ward 3 is Dan Law ...

* Kings Landing Historical Settlement,

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

Morningstar Mill Morningstar Mill is a heritage site located in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The site includes the Morningstar Mill, a sawmill, the home of the Morningstar family, a barn used for blacksmith demonstrations, and the Decew Falls gorge along the ...

, St. Catharines,

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

* Tyrone Mill,

Tyrone, Ontario Tyrone is a community in Ontario, Canada, incorporated in the municipality of Clarington. It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North ...

* Moulin du Petit-Pré,

Château-Richer Château-Richer is a small town situated in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. Located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Quebec City, Château-Richer is the seat for the Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Munici ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

Watson's Mill Watson's Mill is an historic flour and gristmill in Manotick, Ontario, Canada. It is the only working museum in the Ottawa area and one of the very few operating industrial grist mills in North America. Watson's Mill still sells stone-ground whol ...

Manotick Manotick ( ) is a community in Rideau-Jock Ward in the rural south part of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a suburb of the city, located on the Rideau River, immediately south of the suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South, about from ...

* Wile Carding Mill,

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Bridgewater is a town in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the navigable limit of the LaHave River. With a 2021 population of 8,790, Bridgewater is the largest town in the South Shore region. Priding itself as "The Main Street of the So ...

United States

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List of watermills in United States A list of watermills in the United States. Working mills ;Alabama * Chandlers Mill, 45ft working water wheel & Gristmill, built 1860 Centre, Alabama * Kymulga Mill, Childersburg ;Arkansas * War Eagle Mill, Rogers, built 1832 and still in opera ...