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Name of
mill
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First
known record
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Last in
operation
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Functions, in chronological order
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Condition of mill and/or site in 1962
|
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Kilcop
(Wythworth)
|
1656
|
|
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No
trace of buildings or works. River diverted?
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Forshaw
|
1847
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‘Mill
Field’ on Tithe Map. Reference to Kilcop?
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Peterbrook (Peter Brook)
|
1840
|
c.
1920
|
Corn
(prior forge?)
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Foundations, channel, one-acre pool
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‘Old
Mill’ (Shirley Brook)
|
1725
|
|
|
Site
and pool bed identifiable. No buildings.
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Bach
(Bates, Colebrook Priory)
|
1495
|
1919
|
Corn,
needles (1843), corn
|
Eighteenth century building, no wheel or works. Pond infilled. Two-acre millpool (?)(Editor’s note: buildings demolished early
1960s)
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Crab
Mill (Chinn Brook)
|
1814
|
|
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Road
name only. Marked on O.S. Two-Iinch sheet
|
|
?
Monyhull (Chinn Brook)
|
1787
|
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Razed,
pool infilled. Main road across site.
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Titterford
|
1778
|
c.
1914
|
Corn,
steel-rolling
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Building razed, pond infilled. Head-race and seven-acre pool remain.
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Sarehole
|
c.
1540
|
1919
|
Corn,
boring, grinding, corn
|
Eighteenth century buildings survive. Occupied to 1959. Races infilled, pond silted.
|
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Lady
Mill
(? Greethurst)
(Coldbath Brook)
|
1689,
? 1517
|
1830
|
Corn,
wire drawing
|
Razed.
Pool drained, traceable. Road banked.
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Greet
|
1275
|
c.
1840
|
Corn,
blades, corn, steel-rolling
|
Razed,
pool drained, race infilled. New river channel across site.
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Danford
(Spark Brook)
|
|
|
|
Conjectural site on Danford Lake
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Hay
Mill(s)
|
1609
|
c.
1860
|
Corn,
blades, boring, wire-drawing
|
Razed,
site overbuilt. Pool infilled. Side-race survives
|
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Medley’s
|
1760
|
|
|
Razed,
site embanked
|
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Wash
Mill (Yardley)
|
1797
|
c.
1910
|
Corn
|
Razed.
Pool infilled. Head-race traceable. (Editor’s note: head-race overbuilt in 1960s)
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Stichford
|
1249
|
c.
1830
|
Corn,
paper-making
|
Razed.
Pool drained. Dam, foundations there 1960. (Editor’s note: river works have removed all trace of the mill)
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Wodemyll
|
1385
|
|
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Probably Wash Mill
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Lea
Hall
|
|
|
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Conjectural. Possible site known
|
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Broomhall (Broomhall Brook)
|
1778
|
?
1803
|
Corn
|
Razed.
Pool drained. Brook bed concreted.
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Olton
End (Kingsford) (Olton Brook)
|
1787
|
|
Corn
|
Razed,
tail-race overbuilt. Two-acre pool survives.
|
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Hatchford (Hatchford Brook)
|
|
|
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No
trace on known site. Field name, Tithe Map
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?
Sheldon (Easthall Brook)
|
|
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No
trace on known site. Field name on Tithe Map
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Coleshill Hall
|
|
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Conjectural.
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Coleshill
|
1086
|
1930
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Corn
|
Razed.
Brick foundations. Race now river channel.
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