FWP Matthews Ltd


Producer of a range of different flours.
FWP Matthews Ltd is one of the leading independent flour millers in the UK for conventional and organic flour. The mill is owned and run by Paul and Graham Matthews the great, great grandsons of the founder Frederick William Powell Matthews.
Situated on the edge of the beautiful Cotswold hills in the village of Shipton under Wychwood this traditional mill produces a wide range of quality organic and conventional flours. We still use the original building (see left and right) that was completed in 1912. We source as much wheat locally as possible and then carefully blend with other wheats to produce flour of the highest quality. In addition to our range of Cotswold flours we also offer a wide range of premium French flours from Moul Bie. We deliver nationwide in our own liveried lorries in bags from 1kg through to 25 tonne tankers loads.
Steeped in tradition, FWP Matthews Ltd represents an important part of the local industrial heritage. Joint managing directors Paul and Graham Matthews are the great, great grandsons of Frederick Matthews who commissioned building the mill in the early twentieth century. The mill has been a source of support to the local community for many decades.
The company's history dates back to the 1860s when Marmaduke Matthews started a small business selling seeds from his barn in Fifield, Oxfordshire. With the death of Marmaduke, his son, Frederick expanded the business selling wheat and barley from the site near Shipton Station. Frederick, with his son, Frederick William Powell, (after whom the company was named see picture above), came to realise that it would make economic sense to mill locally grown wheat rather than importing it by rail. Sadly Frederick did not live to see the completion of the mill and it was passed to FWP Matthews. Built in 1911-12, by local builder Alfred Groves, the mill has changed little in appearance since its early days and still presents an imposing presence.
The production of our quality flours is only achieved by using the best quality wheats which are combined and blended, a task which requires great skill and experience by the miller.
he process starts with the delivery of wheat to the mill. After weighing, the wheat is tested in our laboratory to ensure it is of the desired quality. Each consignment of wheat has random samples taken using a 'spear', a hollow rod which is inserted into the wheat in several places, to ensure that the representative samples are taken.
Contact Information
Tel: 01993 830 342
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Fax: 01993 831 615
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E-Mail: sales@fwpmatthews.co.uk
Website: www.fwpmatthews.co.uk
Address: FWP Matthews Ltd
Station Road, Shipton under Wychwood
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 6BH
United Kingdom
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