Timeline Shelsley Walsh watermill

1211: First mention of Walshe name at Shelsley.

1215: King John signs Magna Carta.

1308: First mention of a mill at Shelsley, and death of Henry Walsh.

1346: Black Death arrives in England.

1535: Record of tithes from a mill.

1564: William Shakespeare born.

1631: Record of tithes from a mill.

1605: Gunpowder Plot.

1654: Record of two more mills in the Parish - Forge and New Mill.

1642: English Civil War started.

1654: Manor of Shelsley Walsh acquired by Thomas Foley.

1660: Restoration of the Monarchy.

1700: Approximate age of timber frame and wooden mill workings.

1776: American Declaration of Independence.

1800: Estimated date of brick building.

1815: Battle of Waterloo.

1851: Lord Ward purchased iron water wheel. Population of Shelsley Walsh 53.

1825: First passenger railway built.

1837: Witley Court estate acquired by trustees of Lord Ward, 1st Earl Dudley.

1905: MAC holds first hill climb at Shelsley Walsh.

1912: Ownership passes to Winnington Estate

1918: End World War 1.

1923: Water wheel no longer used to power mill.

1932: First BBC live broadcast from a sporting event at Shelsley Walsh hillclimb

2005: MAC negotiates new 99 year lease on the hill and farm buildings, including mill.

1945: End of WW2.

2010: Restored watermill opens.

1968: First moon landing.

2025: New Shelsley watermill Website launched.