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Middle Mill ( Welsh : Felinganol ) is a small settlement on the River Solva in the parish of Whitchurch , Pembrokeshire , Wales, approximately 1 mile upstream from the coastal village of Solva .

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2-416: The settlement is centred on the water mill with its iron overshot millwheel . A mill in this location appears on a 1760 map, though the current mill dates to 1781. It is Grade II listed . A three-arch stone road bridge crosses the river nearby, also Grade II listed and possibly dating back to the late 18th-century (one of its arches is over the mill leat ). There is also a Baptist chapel, originating in

4-767: The 18th-century, though the existing building dates from 1833. A commercial woollen mill is in operation in buildings behind the water mill, producing woven goods but currently specialising in making stair carpets . It made a carpet for the Carmarthenshire residence of Charles, Prince of Wales . Now called Solva Woollen Mill , it was originally opened in January 1907 and is the oldest working woollen mill in Pembrokeshire. 51°53′N 5°11′W  /  51.883°N 5.183°W  / 51.883; -5.183 Millwheel Millwheel or water wheel are sometimes used as

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