Monument record 15652 - Site of a Windmill in Aldford

<1> Keogh, David. B., 2020, Mill Research Report, Aldford: Watermill and Windmill. 2020 (Unpublished Report). SCH9269.

Mill fields identified by Bott (5) from the Tithe.
Greenwood map of 1819 confirms a windmill site at 415597.
Bryants map of 1831 confirms the windmill location.
Tithe map of 1839 shows field 213 as the likely site of Windmill and Mill cottage in plot 214

<2> Greenwood, C. & Greenwood J., 1819, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2115.

A windmill is illustrated at this location in Aldford

<3> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

Bryants map shows buildings at the road junction names Windmill House

<4> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 9/2 Aldford c.1839 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

Plot 213 is named Mill Field. Plot 214a is not named but shows building at the road junction

<5> Bott O J P, 1985, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 5, p.40 (Article in Journal). SCH9270.

415 586 to 418 586. Mill Fields (172, 212 and 213) and Mill Field Crofts (170, 171 and 174), Aldford. The field names probably indicate a windmill site on the brow of the Dee Valley south of the village at Townfield Lands, but a Mill lane near the site led down to the river, so a watermill site is just possible.