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The Mill<br> Villages in Somerset picture - The Millwheel is known as an "Overshot Wheel" which is 13 feet in diameter and 5 feet wide. The timber trough is called a "launder" and the sluice gate within it enabled the miller to control the water flow from within the mill.
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The Millwheel is known as an "Overshot Wheel" which is 13 feet in diameter and 5 feet wide. The timber trough is called a "launder" and the sluice gate within it enabled the miller to control the water flow from within the mill.
Western Europe
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