Old Mill
The Old Mill was the water-mill of Hobbiton, owned and run by the Sandyman Family. The Old Mill was a corn mill powered by a large water wheel. It lay directly adjacent to the bridge across the Water and next to the Old Grange as well.
In S.R. 1341 Bilbo Baggins ran by the Mill and a mile beyond to get to the Green Dragon to meet Thorin and Company. When he and Gandalf returned to Hobbiton, they crossed the bridge and passed the Mill. By S.R. 1418 Sandyman had been the miller for some time and passed down his craft to his son, Ted. Lotho Sackville-Baggins bought the mill, and many other buildings in Hobbiton, before he moved in to Bag End.
Shortly after Lotho moved into Bag End, the Mill was knocked down and replaced by a New Mill, operated by Ted Sandyman and several Ruffians. It was described as "a great brick building straddling the stream, which it fouled with a steaming and stinking overflow." When Sharkey came to the Shire, all grinding stopped. After Sharkey was driven out, this new brick building was demolished.