Wellington: millpond and mill buildings at Westford

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Wellington: millpond and mill buildings at Westford

Image: © Martin Bodman Taken: 21 Sep 2005

The overgrown pond was one of a series which supplied water power to woollen mills at Westford, first established by Thomas Elworthy in 1780. The business closed in 1934, having employed many of the inhabitants of nearby Rockwell Green and some of the buildings remain in a derelict state

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