▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁has ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁un ited ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁Ben ef ice ▁with ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁par ishes ▁of ▁Ste e ple ▁A ston ▁and ▁T ack ley . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁social ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁records ▁a ▁wat erm ill ▁in ▁the ▁parish , ▁probably ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Cher well . ▁The ▁G amb on ▁family ▁were ▁the ▁mill ers ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁and ▁it ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁G amb on ' s ▁Mill ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁From ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁until ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁it ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁double ▁mill ▁with ▁two ▁mill ra ces ▁and ▁two ▁separate ▁ten ants . ▁The ▁last ▁known ▁record ▁of ▁a ▁double ▁mill ▁is ▁from ▁ 1 7 3 3 . ▁The ▁Rose ▁family ▁were ▁mill ers ▁here ▁continu ously ▁from ▁ 1 6 7 3 ▁until ▁its ▁commercial ▁closure ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁although ▁gra in ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁mil led ▁for ▁local ▁use ▁throughout ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁time ▁afterwards . ▁The ▁Mill ▁was ▁sold ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁Est ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁had ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁private ▁home . ▁Its ▁mach in ery ▁has ▁been ▁restored