Chilworth Gunpowder Mills: three centuries of industry in ...
The fast flowing Tillingbourne river attracted industry to Chilworth, as the river could be utilised to power water mills. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a mill in the area, and in later centuries paper and corn mills were established. In the 16th Century, the Evelyn family set up a gunpowder works in the area after being awarded the royal ...
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