warmington has an old water mill which functioned until the mid twentieth century, which was previously restored and used as a retail outlet for the ceramic tile company, fired earth. in the late 1990s a fire destroyed the roof and much of the timber work in the building. residents and visitors may walk from warmington across the flood plains to fotheringhay, a historic medieval village, and to the fotheringhay castle site where mary, queen of scots, was executed in 1587 and richard iii was born in 1452. there is currently an application to extract gravel from these historic flood plains and, whilst it is claimed that the footpath will remain in some form during the work with the plains restored following the work (10+years), the view will undoubtedly be altered forever.