The mill has already been active since the 17th century, in fact in 1633 Mrs. Maria Palmieri was resident at Povolo, who was already in charge of the mill at the time. The Hydrographic Map of Italy of 1888 instead collects its technical characteristics: the mill is indicated with the number 273 with a derivation channel 860 meters long and a water drop of 1.5 meters. 4.8. The flow rate was between a min. of 25 and a max of 170 lt.
There were actually two mills, one upstream, which processed cereals and chestnuts, and a second immediately downstream, the latter receiving the water already used by the first to grind corn and acorns for animal feed. Located in a small village, made up of several buildings which also include a drying room for chestnuts, they are found on the left bank of the Aneva stream in a beautiful open space in the valley. The upstream mill is still functional and has two millstones, operated respectively by a wooden wheel and a steel turbine.