Monument record 1851/1 - Horton's Mill

Horton's Mill. First mentioned 1343 as 'Mulnehalgh'. The location near Bate's Mill Bridge suggests that the surname Bate was once applied to the mill as well as that of Horton (1). In 1965 the mill was described as a 3-storey part brick & part stone building with some lattice windows. The mill worked up to c.1962. The wheel was of breast-type, 14ft x 5ft wide & the machinery remained. An attractive pool was located on the other side of the road (2). The mill was rebuilt by the Tollemache Estate in the 19th century and is now converted into a house (3).

<1> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, 3/321 (Y) (Book). SCH3228.

<1> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol .III p.321 (Book). SCH3228.

<2> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 75-6/58 Norris J H 1965 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

<2> Various, Cheshire History, 11/61 Bott O J P 1983 (Journal/Periodical). SCH811.