-- but I have a feeling water was extracted from > Killcott. Bill THOMPSON wrote :- There was no piped water in the houses at Hillesley, the water came from Kilcott and there were a few taps in the village. The water came from a spring at the back of Mr. WATTS farm and was piped down to Neathwood Mill by gravity {The mill at the top was run by CURTIS and Neathwood by his son who used to cuss at him until he let the water go}. There was an underground ram there, you could hear it thumping away night and day, pumping the water onto Hillesley. Hope this helps Geoffro The Pond Dipper