Eling Tide Mill | |
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Location | Eling |
Coordinates | 50°54′40″N 1°28′56″W / 50.9110°N 1.4821°W |
OS grid reference | SU 36502 12520 |
Area | Hampshire |
Built | ca 1785 |
Owner | New Forest District Council |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Tide Mill |
Designated | 29 March 1959 |
Reference no. | 1179062 |
Eling Tide Mill, situated on an artificial causeway in Eling in Hampshire, England, is one of only two remaining operating tide mills in the United Kingdom. The other is Woodbridge Tide Mill in Suffolk. Whilst a mill is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, there is no evidence that there is any connection to the present mill. The current mill was rebuilt roughly two hundred years ago after storm damage in the 1770s.[1] Eling Tide Mill is the focal point of The Eling Tide Mill Experience, created in 2009 as The Eling Experience when the tide mill, nearby Totton & Eling Heritage Centre, and the outdoor walks at Goatee Beach and Bartley Water came under the same management and marketing. The site adopted the current name in 2018 when it reopened after a 3-year refurbishment project largely funded by the Lottery Fund. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]