Tewin Mill - cushion embroidered by Pat Ashman
A water mill existed on the nearby River Mimram in Norman times. In C16th the corn of local farmers was ground and the flour taken up the hill to the bakery, now Tewin Stores. From 1760 to 1803 it ground lenses for spectacles ! Then it became a corn mill again until 1911 when it was demolished. John Carrington recorded in his diary the first balloon ascent in England, by Lunardi, when the balloon came over Tewin. In recent times local resident Rupert Stanley has flown his hot-air balloon over Tewin (much to the delight of the passengers ! Not sure about the villagers)