List of watermills in the United Kingdom

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description

File:Kingsbury Water Mill 20031012-007.jpg
Kingsbury Watermill Museum, St Albans

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. At least one is now a whiskey distillery, and another is a gin distillery. A 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 watermills and tide mills in the United Kingdom. Template:Quote box
Template:Quote box

England

Bedfordshire

File:Stotfold Mill, Mill Lane - geograph.org.uk - 159395.jpg
Stotfold Mill, Bedfordshire

Berkshire

File:Chamberhouse Mill.jpg
Chamberhouse Mill, Berkshire

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Denford Mill, Hungerford<ref name="HVM" />
  • Eddington Mill, Eddington<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Buckinghamshire

File:Hambleden Mill and Weir - geograph.org.uk - 536842.jpg
Hambleden Mill, Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

File:Cmglee Houghton Mill.jpg
Houghton Mill, Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

File:Quarry Bank Mill 2016 027.jpg
Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire

Cornwall

File:The watermill at Cotehele - geograph.org.uk - 1616255.jpg
Cotehele Mill, Cornwall

Cumbria

File:Stott Park Bobbin Mill - geograph.org.uk - 136422.jpg
Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Cumbria

Derbyshire

File:Stainsby Mill - geograph.org.uk - 2284146.jpg
Stainsby Mill, Derbyshire

Devon

File:040111ac ottertonmill4sm2.jpg
Otterton mill, Devon

Dorset

File:King's Mill, Nr. Marnhull - geograph.org.uk - 371390.jpg
King's Mill, Dorset

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> Askerswell

Durham

File:Killhope wheel - geograph.org.uk - 682965.jpg
Killhope Wheel, Durham

East Sussex

File:Sheffield watermill, East Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 370488.jpg
Sheffield Mill, East Sussex

East Yorkshire

File:The Corn Mill Stamford Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1271429.jpg
Stamford Bridge Mill, East Yorkshire

Essex

File:Bourne Mill.jpg
Bourne Mill, Essex

Gloucestershire

File:Egypt Mill - geograph.org.uk - 24778.jpg
Egypt Mill, Gloucestershire

Greater London

File:Clock Mill, Three Mill Lane.jpg
Clock Mill, Greater London

Hampshire

File:Sadler's Mill 2005.jpg
Sadler's Mill, Hampshire

Hertfordshire

File:Redbournbury Watermill.jpg
Redbournbury Mill, Hertfordshire

Isle of Wight

File:Yafford Mill, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
Yafford Mill, Isle of Wight

Kent

File:Bradley's Mill, Speldhurst.jpg
Bradley's Mill, Kent

Lancashire

File:Higher Mill Museum - geograph.org.uk - 694912.jpg
Higher Mill, Lancashire

Leicestershire

File:COTES MILL WIKIPEDIA.jpg
Cotes Mill, Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

File:Cogglesford Mill, Sleaford - geograph.org.uk - 850654.jpg
Cogglesford Mill, Lincolnshire

Norfolk

File:Caley Mill - home of Norfolk Lavender, Heacham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 1731715.jpg
Caley Mill aka Heacham Mill, Norfolk

Northamptonshire

File:HardwaterMill.JPG
HardwaterMill, Northamptonshire

North Yorkshire

File:Gayle Mill, North Yorkshire.JPG
Gayle Mill, North Yorkshire

Northumberland

File:Ridley Mill - geograph.org.uk - 256995.jpg
Ridley Mill, Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

File:Warsop Mill (4).jpg
Warsop, Nottinghamshire

Oxfordshire

File:Mapledurham Watermill 1.JPG
Mapledurham Watermill, Oxfordshire

Shropshire

File:Daniel's Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1491921.jpg
Daniel's Mill, Shropshire

Somerset

File:Wookey hole paper mill.JPG
Wookey Hole Paper Mill, Somerset

South Yorkshire

File:Worsbrough Mill 2005.jpg
Worsbrough Mill, South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

File:Brindley Mill 2019.jpg
Brindley Mill, Staffordshire

Suffolk

File:Flatford Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1615895.jpg
Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Surrey

File:Shalford Mill 2017.jpg
Shalford Mill, Surrey

Tyne and Wear

File:Path Head Water Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1218754.jpg
Path Head Water Mill, Tyne and Wear

Warwickshire

File:Wellesbourne Water Mill - geograph.org.uk - 89870.jpg
Wellesbourne Water Mill, Warwickshire

West Midlands

File:Sarehole Mill.jpg
Sarehole Mill, West Midlands

West Sussex

File:Westhampnett Mill, Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 1759735.jpg
Westhampnett Mill, West Sussex

West Yorkshire

File:Armley Mills, Leeds - geograph.org.uk - 615329.jpg
Armley Mills, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

File:Blackland Mill - geograph.org.uk - 791058.jpg
Blackland Mill, Wiltshire

Worcestershire

File:Needle Mill Museum-Redditch - geograph.org.uk - 744294.jpg
Forge Mill, Worcestershire

Scotland

Aberdeenshire

File:The Mill of Benholm - geograph.org.uk - 400954.jpg
Mill of Benholm, Aberdeenshire

Angus

File:Barry Mill2.jpg
Barry Mill, Angus

Dumfries and Galloway

File:Bobbin Mill - geograph.org.uk - 3056906.jpg
Bobbin Mill on the Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway

East Ayrshire

File:Aiket Mill.JPG
Aiket Mill, East Ayrshire

East Lothian

File:PrestonMillBEST.jpg
Preston Mill, East Lothian

East Renfrewshire

Highlands

  • John O'Groats Mill, Caithness<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Lanarkshire

File:New Lanark buildings 2009.jpg
New Lanark mill buildings

Moray

North Ayrshire

File:DalgarvenMillBuildings.jpg
Dalgarven Mill, North Ayrshire
File:Giffenmill071.JPG
Giffen Mill, North Ayrshire

Orkney

File:Dounby Click Mill, Orkney 2017-05-24.jpg
Dounby Click Mill, Orkney

Perthshire

File:Stanley Mills 2015.jpg
Stanley Mills, Perthshire

Renfrewshire

File:Millbank Mill ruins, Lochwinnoch - mill machinery.jpg
Meikle Millbank Mill, Renfrewshire

Scottish Borders

Robert Small's Printing Works, Innerleithen

Shetland

File:Quendale, the mill - geograph.org.uk - 3736661.jpg
Quendale mill, Shetland

South Ayrshire

File:Millmannoch - Land of Burns.jpg
Millmannoch Mill in the 18th century, South Ayrshire

Western Isles

West Lothian

Northern Ireland

County Antrim

File:Pattersons Spade Mill, Carnanee (geograph 4222604).jpg
Pattersons Spade Mill, County Antrim

County Down

File:The Ulster Folk Museum (12) - geograph.org.uk - 515409.jpg
Coalisland Mill, County Down

County Fermanagh

County Tyrone

File:Old Mill, Ballynasaggart - geograph.org.uk - 1009891.jpg
Ballynasaggart, County Tyrone

Wales

Clwyd

File:Reflections on Rossett Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1356758.jpg
Rossett Mill, Clwyd

Dyfed

File:Y Felin (The Mill), St Dogmaels - geograph.org.uk - 743856.jpg
Y Felin, St Dogmaels, Dyfed

Gwent

File:Pontllanfraith, Gelligroes Mill - geograph.org.uk - 45062.jpg
Gelligroes Mill, Gwent

Gwynedd

File:Melin Hywel, Llanddeusant - geograph.org.uk - 1357568.jpg
Melin Hywel, Gwynedd

Mid Glamorgan

Powys

File:Penegoes Water Mill, near Machynlleth - geograph.org.uk - 38865.jpg
Penegoes Water Mill, Powys

South Glamorgan

File:Melin wlân Esgair Moel, Sain Ffagan.jpg
Esgair Moel, South Glamorgan

West Glamorgan

File:Waterwheel at Aberdulais Tin Works (5030).jpg
Aberdulais Tin Works, West Glamorgan

See also

References

Template:Reflist

Bibliography

  • Martin Watts: Watermills, Shire Publications Ltd, UK, 2006
  • Jim Woodward-Nutt & Jenny West: Mills Open, Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, UK, 1997
  • Neil Wright (Ed), Lincolnshire's Industrial Heritage, Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, UK 2004, Template:ISBN