Horns Mill is an area and suburb of south Hertford

Hertford

Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...

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Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...

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History

Horn's Mill was at the foot of Bullock's Lane. The mill ground corn, crushed oil seeds and ground bones for fertiliser. Production ceased in the late nineteenth century and the premises were sold to leather-dresser William Webb. Chamois leather was produced at first but later a glove making business was established. This closed in 1971. The site is now occupied by housing in Waterdale, Tanners Close and Glovers Close.

The original mill was a watermill

Watermill

A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...

 which was located on a cut from the upper section of the River Lea. The mill has long since been demolished, leaving only a set of sluice

Sluice

A sluice is a water channel that is controlled at its head by a gate . For example, a millrace is a sluice that channels water toward a water mill...

 gates.

Present

The area is now populated by two main housing estates, two grocery shops, a small community centre, a children's park and a pub.

Bayford brook

Bayford Brook

Bayford Brook is a minor tributary of the River Lea. It forms in the hills near Bayford, Hertfordshire and joins the River Lea at Horns Mill Weir....

 joins the River Lea, by Horns Mill Weir

Horns Mill Weir

Horns Mill Weir is a weir on the River Lea, next to Horns Mill, Hertford....

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External links

• Hertford history timeline
• http://www.hertford.net/timeline.htm#TownMills