Monument record 131/4 - Mill at Great Moreton Hall

<1> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 278/2 1838 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

The accompanying award describes the fish pond within the grounds of Great Moreton Hall as a 'Mill Pool and Island'. Plot 68, which is located to the immediate west of the pond, which contains a building, is described as 'Mill and Garden'.

<2> Norris J.H., 1968, The Water-Powered Corn Mills of Cheshire, p.67 (Article in Journal). SCH6001.

Burdett's map of 1777 shows two mills in the Moreton area, but no evidence has been traced.

<3> Burdett, P. P., 1777, A Survey of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH113.

Burdett's map depicts a mill next to Great Moreton Hall and the fish pond.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8359, 1873-1875 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

The outline of the pond appears to have been slightly remodelled and the island has been reshaped from a sub-square shape to a perfect circle.