List of watermills in the United Kingdom
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The use of water power in Britain was at its peak just before the Industrial Revolution. The need for power was great and steam power had not yet become established. It is estimated that at this time there were well in excess of ten thousand watermills in the country. Most of these were corn mills (to grind flour), but almost any industrial process needing motive power, beyond that available from the muscles of men or animals, used a water wheel, unless a windmill was preferred.
Today only a fraction of these mills survive. Many are used as private residences, or have been converted into offices or flats. A small number have been preserved or restored as museums where the public can see the mill in operation.
This is a list of some of the surviving and demolished watermills and tide mills in the United Kingdom.
Contents
- 1 England
- 1.1 Bedfordshire
- 1.2 Berkshire
- 1.3 Buckinghamshire
- 1.4 Cambridgeshire
- 1.5 Cheshire
- 1.6 Cumbria
- 1.7 Derbyshire
- 1.8 Devon
- 1.9 Dorset
- 1.10 Durham
- 1.11 Essex
- 1.12 Gloucestershire
- 1.13 Hampshire
- 1.14 Hertfordshire
- 1.15 Isle of Wight
- 1.16 Kent
- 1.17 Lancashire
- 1.18 Leicestershire
- 1.19 Lincolnshire
- 1.20 London
- 1.21 Norfolk
- 1.22 Northumberland
- 1.23 Nottinghamshire
- 1.24 Oxfordshire
- 1.25 Shropshire
- 1.26 Somerset
- 1.27 Staffordshire
- 1.28 Suffolk
- 1.29 Surrey
- 1.30 East Sussex
- 1.31 West Sussex
- 1.32 Tyne and Wear
- 1.33 Warwickshire
- 1.34 West Midlands
- 1.35 Wiltshire
- 1.36 North Yorkshire
- 1.37 South Yorkshire
- 1.38 West Yorkshire
- 1.39 Worcestershire
- 2 Scotland
- 3 Northern Ireland
- 4 Wales
- 5 Channel Islands
- 6 Isle of Man
- 7 References
- 8 See also
- 9 External links
England
Bedfordshire
- Bowman's Watermill, Astwick
- Broham Watermill, Broham
- Clophill Watermill, Clophill
- Stotfold Watermill, Stotfold
- The Olde Watermill, Barton-le-Clay
Berkshire
- Abbey Mill, Reading
- Calcot Mill, Reading
Buckinghamshire
- Ford End Mill, Ivinghoe
- Hambleden Mill, Mill End]
- Pann Mill, High Wycombe
Cambridgeshire
- Hinxton Mill, Hinxton
- Houghton Mill, Houghton
- Lode Watermill, Lode
- Sacrewell Mill, Peterborough
- Soham Mill, Soham
Cheshire
- Bunbury Mill, Bunbury
- Dunham Massey Sawmill, Altrincham
- Nether Alderley Mill, Macclesfield
- Quarry Bank Mill, Styal
- Stretton Watermill, Stretton
- Trafford Mill, Mickle Trafford, Chester
- Walk Mill, Waverton, Cheshire[1] Built 2008
Cumbria
- Acorn Bank Mill, Penrith
- Boot Watermill, Eskdale Official Website
- Gleaston Water Mill, Ulverston[2]
- Heron Corn Mill, Milnthorpe[3]
- Little Salkeld Watermill, Penrith[4]
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Ulverston
Derbyshire
- Arkwrights Mill, Cromford
- Caudwells Mill, Rowsley
- Derby Silk Mill
- Masson Mill, Matlock Bath
- Stainsby Mill, Chesterfield
- Lumsdale Mills, Matlock
Devon
- Clyston Mill, Broadclyst
- Coldharbour Mill, Cullompton
- Docton Mill, Hartland
- Finch Foundry, Okehampton
- Manor Mill, Seaton
- Morwellham Quay, Tavistock
- Otterton Mill, Budleigh Salterton
- Sidbury Mill, Sidbury
Dorset
- Castleton Water Wheel Museum, Sherborne
- Mangerton Mill, Bridport
- Sturminster Newton Mill, Sturminster Newton
- Town Mill, Lyme Regis
- White Mill, Sturminster Marshall
- Upwey Mill, Weymouth
- Maiden Newton Mill, Maiden Newton
Durham
Essex
- Bourne Mill, Colchester
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- Thorrington Tide Mill, Thorrington
- Alderford Mill, Sible Hedingham
- Beeleigh Mill, [Maldon, Essex]
Gloucestershire
- Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
- Owlpen Manor, Gloucestershire, with bolting, cleaning and winnowing machinery, dated 1728
Hampshire
- Alderholt Mill, Fordingbridge
- Eling Tide Mill, Eling
- Headley Water Mill, Headley
- Longbridge Mill, Sherfield on Loddon
- Rooksbury Mill, Andover
- Whitchurch Silk Mill, Whitchurch
- Winchester City Mill, Winchester
Hertfordshire
- Kingsbury Watermill, St Albans
- Mill Green Watermill, Hatfield
- Redbournbury Mill, Redbourn]
Isle of Wight
- Calbourne Mill, Calbourne]
Kent
- Wandle Mill, Benenden
- Crabble Corn Mill, Dover
- Haxted Watermill, near Edenbridge - now a Surrey mill. (Medway)
- Chart Gunpowder Mills, Faversham
- Hever Watermill, Hever (Medway)
- Hythe Watermill, Hythe
- Swanton Mill, Mersham (Stour)
- Periwinkle Mill, Milton Regis
- Ryarsh Mill, Ryarsh (Medway)
- Ashbourne Mill, Tenterden
- See also:-
Lancashire
Leicestershire
- Claybrooke Mill
- Mill On The Soar, Broughton Astley
- Shepshed Watermill
Lincolnshire
London
- Upper Mill, Carshalton
- Three Mills tide mill, Bromley-by-Bow
Norfolk
- Aldborough Watermill on Scarrow Beck
- Bolwick Hall Watermill on the Mermaid
- Congham Oil Mill near Congham
- Eade’s Watermill at Great Witchingham
- Gimingham Watermill on the River Mun
- Gresham Watermill, Gresham,
- Gunton Park Sawmill, Gunton Park, North Norfolk
- Heacham Watermill
- Hempstead Watermill
- Kettle Watermill in King’s Lynn
- Letheringsett Watermill, Holt
- Mundesley Watermill on the River Mun
- Narborough Bone Mill on the River Nar, West Norfolk
- Sheringham Watermill in North Norfolk
- Snettisham Watermill
- Weybourne Watermill
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
- Cuckney Mill, Cuckney
- Fiskerton Mill, Fiskerton
- Ollerton Mill, Ollerton
- Rufford Mill, Rufford
- Warsop Mill, Warsop
Oxfordshire
- Combe Mill, Long Hanborough
- Goring Mill, Goring-on-Thames
- Mapledurham Watermill, Mapledurham
- The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye
Shropshire
- Daniels Mill, Bridgnorth[5]
- Upton Mill, Little Hereford, Shropshire.
Somerset
- Bishop's Lydeard Mill, Bishops Lydeard
- Burcott Mill, Burcott, Somerset
- Claverton Pumping Station, Claverton
- Combe House Hotel (originally a tannery) Holford
- Dunster Working Watermill, Dunster
- Gants Mill, Pitcombe
- Hornsbury Mill, Chard
- Saltford Brass Mill, Saltford
- Wookey Hole Paper Mill, Wells
Staffordshire
- Brindley Water Mill, Leek
- Cheddleton Flint Mill, Cheddleton
- Mosty Lea Mill, Stone
- Shugborough Estate Mill, Shugborough Hall, Stafford
Suffolk
- Flatford Mill, East Bergholt
- Alton Mill, Stowmarket
- Pakenham Watermill, Bury St Edmunds
- Wickham Mill, Wickham Market
- Woodbridge Tide Mill, Woodbridge
The Mill Hotel, Sudbury
Surrey
- Cobham Watermill, Cobham
- Haxted Watermill, near Edenbridge (Medway)
- Shalford Mill, Guildford
- See also:-
East Sussex
- Michelham Priory Mill, Hailsham
- Park Mill, Etchingham
- Tide Mills, Newhaven
- See also:-
West Sussex
Tyne and Wear
Warwickshire
- Arrow Mill, Arrow, Alcester[6] Hotel with waterwheel in restaurant.
- Charlecote Mill, Stratford-upon-Avon[7]
- Wellesbourne Watermill, Wellesbourne
West Midlands
Wiltshire
North Yorkshire
- Darley Mill Centre, Nidderdale
- Fountains Abbey Mill, Ripon
- Gayle Mill, Hawes, Wensleydale[10]
- Howsham Mill, Malton
- Pateley Bridge Watermill, Nidderdale
- Raindale Mill, York
- Tocketts Mill, Guisborough
- Low Mill, Bainbridge, Wensleydale
South Yorkshire
- Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Sheffield
- Shepherd Wheel, Sheffield
- Wilsons of Sharrow, Sheffield
- Top Forge, Thurgoland
- Worsbrough Mill, Barnsley
West Yorkshire
Worcestershire
Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Angus
Dumfries and Galloway
- New Abbey Mill, New Abbey,
East Ayrshire
- Aiket Mill, Dunlop
- Bloak Mill, Dunlop
- Busbie Mill, Knockentiber
- Dalmore Mill, Stair
- Kilmaurs Mill, Kilmaurs
- Ladeside Mill, Mauchline
- Laigh Milton Mill, Gatehead
- Lainshaw Mill, Stewarton
- Lambroch Mill, Stewarton
East Lothian
East Renfrewshire
Lanarkshire
Orkney
North Ayrshire
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Dalgarven Mill
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Giffen Mill
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Millmannoch Mill in the 18th century
- Bark Mill, Beith
- Cavan Mill, Auchentiber
- Coldstream Mill, Beith
- Craigmill, Dalry
- Cranshaw Mill, Kilmaurs
- Crevoch Mill, Dunlop
- Broadstone Mill, Barrmill
- Craigmill, Dalry
- Cunninghamhead Mill, Cunninghamhead
- Dalgarven Mill, Kilwinning
- Drumastle Mill, Dalry
- Drumbuie Mill, Barrmill
- Giffen Mill, Barrmill
- Giffordland Mill, Dalry
- Mill o'Beith, Beith
- Nethermill, Kilbirnie
- Perceton Mill, Irvine
- Millmannoch, Drongan
- Kersland Mill, Beith
- East Kersland Mill, Dalry
- Sevenacres Mill, Kilwinning
Perthshire
Shetland
South Ayrshire
Moray
- Old Mills, Elgin
Western Isles
Northern Ireland
County Down
County Fermanagh
County Tyrone
Wales
Anglesey
Cardigan
- Y Felin Mill at St. Dogmaels - a fully working water mill
Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
- Dyfi Furnace
- Llywernog Silver Lead Mine Museum, Aberystwyth
- Rock Mill, Llandysul
- Felin Ganol Watermill, Llanrhystud.
Glamorgan
- Gelligroes Mill, Caerphilly
- Cardiff: St Fagans - Working
- Y Felin Dolwys, Parkmill
- Melin Pontrhydycyff, Llangynwyd
Gwynedd
Pembrokeshire
- Carew Castle tide mill
- Pembroke tide mill
- Treffgarne Gorge - a part-working water mill
Powys
Channel Islands
Jersey
Isle of Man
References
- ↑ Walk Mill Official Website
- ↑ Gleaston Watermill Official Website
- ↑ Heron Corn Mill Official Website
- ↑ Little Salkeld Watermill Official Website
- ↑ Daniels Mill Official Website
- ↑ Arrow Millofficial website
- ↑ Charlecote Mill official website
- ↑ New Hall Mill official website
- ↑ Sarehole MillOfficial Website
- ↑ Gayle Mill official website
- ↑ Talgarth Mill Official Website
Further reading
- Martin Watts: Watermills, Shire Publications Ltd, UK, 2006
