Ilchester houses [9]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 18 May 2023

Mill House, Northover, was probably built in the early 19th century, possibly incorporating earlier work. Constructed of squared lias stone under a Welsh slate roof. There is a modern window in bay 3, which was the site of a waterwheel said to have been removed in the early 20th century. There are possible remains of other mill buildings. A mill first recorded in 1155, it became 'New Mill' from 1275, and continued until about 1816. The dry course of the millstream is still identifiable and the house was probably altered soon after the mill closed. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1223185 Ilchester is a village in Somerset, situated astride the River Yeo or Ivel, some 4½ miles northwest of Yeovil and about 18 miles east of Taunton. Originally an important Roman town, Lindinis, on the Fosse Way and later a market town, in the medieval period Ilchester was the county town. It declined in size and importance and the last markets were held in 1833. The name was recorded in the Domesday Book as Givelcestre, meaning "Roman fort on the River Yeo".

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