Langford Mill

Langford Mill [ref: Z50/71/18]

There has been a mill at the bottom of Mill Lane for over 250 years. It was used for a long time by the Finch and Dane families of Langford. The mill has been powered by water, steam and electricity. From c.1740 to 1861 the mill was used as a paper mill, rather than a flour mill. In the 19th century it was mainly a corn mill until the 20th century when it was stripped of its machinery and turned into a mill for seed and grain. By the 1980s the mill had ceased working and was later turned into flats.

List of sources at Bedfordshire Archives: 

• HF41/5/8 – Transfer of the Mortgage of Langford Mill, 1884
• HF41/7/2/8 – Cover sheet of conveyance, 1861
• HF41/7/10/8 – Vouchers for repairs at Langford Mill
• HF41/7/10/9 – List of repairs to Langford Mill, 1885-1889