Middle Mill

Middle Mill (Welsh: Felinganol) is a small settlement on the River Solva in the parish of Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, Wales, approximately 1 mile upstream from the coastal village of Solva.

For the district in Oneida County, New York, USA, see Middle Mill Historic District.
Middle Mill

Buildings and amenities

The settlement is centred on the water mill with its iron overshot millwheel.[1] A mill in this location appears on a 1760 map, though the current mill dates to 1781. It is Grade II listed.[1]

A three-arch stone road bridge crosses the river nearby, also Grade II listed and possibly dating back to the late 18th-century (one of its arches is over the mill leat).[2]

There is also a Baptist chapel, originating in the 18th-century, though the existing building dates from 1833.[3]

A commercial woollen mill is in operation in buildings behind the water mill, producing woven goods but currently specialising in making stair carpets.[4] It made a carpet for the Carmarthenshire residence of Charles, Prince of Wales.[4] Now called Solva Woollen Mill, it was originally opened in January 1907 and is the oldest working woollen mill in Pembrokeshire.[5]

References
  1. "The Corn Mill, Felinganol/Middle Mill, Solva". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. "Middle Mill Bridge, Felinganol/Middle Mill". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004), Buildings of Wales: Pembrokeshire, Yale University Press, p. 286, ISBN 0-300-10178-3
  4. Coleman-Phillips, Ceri (29 October 2014). "Woollen mills weave their way to success". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. "Welcome to Solva Woollen Mill". Solva Woollen Mill. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

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