There used to be a mill by the Avon weir; it was one of several mills on a short stretch of the river, from Seagry to Kellaways. The 1840 map show Avon Mill on the eastern (Christian Malford) side of what is now the weir. The image also shows the 'crossroads' on Sutton Lane, where the bridleway goes west to today's Sutton Lane Meadows, and east to the weir and Christian Malford.
Not shown on this image, just to the east, the map shows the proposed line of the Great Western Railway, which was built a few years later.
The 1885 map shows Avon Mill still in operation, with a house to the east of the Mill, and south of the bridleway.
The mill was demolished sometime in the early 1900s, and the weir was rebuilt in about 1935.
The attached notes were provided by the Environment Agency in 2023.
