Paper Mills

Status

Extra-parochial area. A separate Civil Parish in 1858. Abolished civilly in 1884 entirely to Dodderhill Ancient Parish.[25]
A detached part of the parish of Hampton Lovett, formerly extra-parochial , it was in 1884 annexed to Dodderhill Ancient Parish, under the Divided Parishes Act of 1876....consists of a water corn mill, previously a paper mill, and 13 acres of land...it formerly belonged to the nunnery of Westwood.[38]

Location

O.S. Ref: SO922664
2 miles north of Droitwich on the river Salwarpe
It presumably lay at the end of today's 'Paper Mill Lane' to the West of the A38 in Wychbold, and almost directly opposite to the BBC Radio Transmission Towers.

Hundred

Upper Halfshire [38] [25]

Poor Law Union

Droitwich (1858-84) [3] [25] [38]

Last Updated: 24/07/2012