Summary researched and compiled by John MeadsLike many other places, there is little written evidence to tell us what life was like in Burton Latimer after the Domesday Book had provided us with a ‘snapshot’ in 1086. 17th century Manor Court records and 18th century...
The stable of breakfast cereals manufactured by Weetabix LtdWeetabix occupies an area next to the River Ise on the western edge of Burton Latimer. There has been a mill on this particular site for over a thousand years. It probably originated as a water mill to...
Report from Northampton Mercury 26 August 1876 transcribed by Margaret CraddockWallis had run the mill for about 20 years, mill working day and night. Ten pairs of mill stones used. Main building was almost completely destroyed with only the two end walls left...
Article by John Meads, 2005, amended 2017The Mills of Burton Latimer on the Bryant Map of 1826Numbers refer to sections in the text belowThe Priory of Bradenstoke (Wilts) had property in Burton Latimer by 1222, including a mill called “Byggemull” (big mill?). A...