Aldington Mill Footbridge
This footbridge carrying the footpath across Badsey Brook, as well as being a great place to observe wildlife, gives a great view of the area surrounding the old Aldington Mill.
As you cross the bridge coming from Badsey, on the left lies the Mill Pond. To the right is the old Pumping House, and a little further on to the left are Mill House and Brock House.
The first mention of a watermill in Aldington was in the Domesday Book in 1086. By 1807, however, no watermill existed, and the new owner of the Manor, James Ashwin had one built on a plot of land adjacent to Manor Farm. The Mill House was built in 1910 by Jerry Sharp, who was the miller from 1885 until1916, the most prosperous time for the mill. His son John then took over the business, but the mill closed in 1927. When John left in 1938, the main mill buildings had been demolished, possibly for safety reasons, as a lot of local children used to play in the wheel pit and on the machinery, and the Marshall family took over the site. Alan Marshall started a transport and haulage business which still exists today.
Today the buildings in Mill Lane associated with the mill are all private houses.