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Littleton Gunpowder Works at Powdermill Farm is a seventeenth-century industrial site located in Somerset, England. The works represent an important example of early modern gunpowder manufacturing infrastructure, utilising water power from the local stream to drive the mills necessary for production. The site retains physical evidence of its industrial character, including structural remains associated with the powder production process typical of the period when such facilities supplied ammunition for both military and civilian purposes. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site preserves significant archaeological evidence of this once-vital defence industry within the English countryside.
Littleton gunpowder works at Powdermill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019452. View the official record →
Littleton Gunpowder Works at Powdermill Farm is a seventeenth-century industrial site located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019452.
Littleton gunpowder works at Powdermill Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019452.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 20m northwest of Whitestown Farm (9.4 km), Bowl barrow 450m southwest of Fernhill Farm (9.5 km), Bowl barrow 610m northwest of Whitestown Farm (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Littleton gunpowder works at Powdermill Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Littleton gunpowder works at Powdermill Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.