Staverton Mill is an historic woollen mill and now a cereal factory on the River Avon in the village of Staverton near Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.
History
A mill is first mentioned in Domesday Book at Stavretone.[1] By the end of the 14th century it had become a fulling mill to meet the burgeoning demand for woollen broadcloth, with a stone weir to control flow to the water wheels.[2]
About 1800, the old mill was bought by John Jones, who replaced the old building.[3] In July 1802 the mill, called the "Staverton Superfine Woollen Manufactory" was attacked as part of a series of disputes about pay.[4] By 1813, Staverton mill had 40 looms.[5]