The present Sproughton Water Mill dates form about 1820 after being rebuilt by millwright Sir William Cubitt. Then the flour mill had four pairs of grinding stones and also a "dwelling house" together with a 7ft fall. As a flour mill the horses used to drink from the millpond before pulling along the front of the mill to collect bags of flour. The mill is now in private ownership and sadly has been the subject of a bitter dispute about conservation work done at the mill.
