Monument record 1699 - Medieval and Post Medieval Watermills in Edge

<1> Turner R C, 1986, Edge - Notes on the Archaeological & Historic Landscapes (Unpublished Report). SCH1099.

The brook running through Edge was known to operate three mills in medieval times. Two of them still survive as standing post medieval buildings and there are earthworks surviving from all three.

<2> Various, Cheshire History, No.11 p.57 Bott O J P (Journal/Periodical). SCH811.

Corn Mills recorded 1287-1336: Two water mills at Edge.

<3> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.IV p.31 (Book). SCH3228.

The first documentary reference to Edge Mill dates from 1310. A later reference (1626) refers to two water mills called Standish Mylnes (see 5).

<4> Burdett, P. P., 1777, A Survey of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH113.

Depicts three mills along the watercourse.

<5> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol.II p.680 (Book). SCH1389.