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Yewdells Close, BETCHWORTH, RH3 7EG

Opened in 1890 as the Parish Room, it now serves as both the church hall for St Mary's Church and as the village hall for Buckland. On the right is Yewdells Close, originally the site of the Buckland Estate Estate woodyard. It now contains a small development of sheltered housing. The name refers to the nearby house of Yewdells (see Image).

House dating from around 1700, and originally home of John Udall, the Buckland Estate carpenter, hence the house name. Grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293646.

This small windmill is unique as being the only surviving wind-powered sawmill in the UK. It is in the grounds of a grade II listed house named Yewdells, built in 1713 for a carpenter John Udall (hence the house name) - see Image for photo. The windmill is thought to have been built in the 1860s/1870s to power a wood saw. However, its working life is likely to have been short, if used at all, as the Sanders family, to whom the business had passed in 1840, turned to steam power in 1892. The windmill became derelict, but was rediscovered by new owners of Yewdells in 1995. Fortunately many of the parts, including the sails, had been retained inside the windmill structure, and so it was capable of restoration, a task undertaken by the owners between 1995 and 2004. It is usually open for viewing on the annual Heritage Open Days in early September. The windmill is grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1271903. For further information see http://www.bucklandsurrey.net/vh_windmill_history.php.

This small windmill is unique as being the only surviving wind-powered sawmill in the UK. It is in the grounds of a grade II listed house named Yewdells, built in 1713 for a carpenter John Udall (hence the house name) - see Image for photo. The windmill is thought to have been built in the 1860s/1870s to power a wood saw. However, its working life is likely to have been short, if used at all, as the Sanders family, to whom the business had passed in 1840, turned to steam power in 1892. The windmill became derelict, but was rediscovered by new owners of Yewdells in 1995. Fortunately many of the parts, including the sails, had been retained inside the windmill structure, and so it was capable of restoration, a task undertaken by the owners between 1995 and 2004. It is usually open for viewing on the annual Heritage Open Days in early September. The windmill is grade II listed - for listing particulars see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1271903. For further information see http://www.bucklandsurrey.net/vh_windmill_history.php.

14th century building

The letterbox implies the middle one was a post office once.

The Church of St. Mary The Virgin, the parish church for the village of Buckland.