Monument record 2118 - Burley and Burley Mill

<1> Bott O J P, 1983, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 2, p.58 (Article in Journal). SCH6105.

The reference in 1295 is to a mill brook, which may or may not have referred to the Burley Mill on other references. The type of mill is otherwise unstated. Further references to Cholmondeley (Chelmundelegh) Mill in 1320 and "le Molyn de Eve" in 1397 (Cholmondeley Deeds) are associated by EPNS (see 2) with the windmill site (1348). Burdett (see 3) shows a watermill at approximately SJ532512. Bott gives the grid reference of SJ542506.

<2> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, vol .IV p.22 (Book). SCH3228.

The earliest documentary reference to Burley dates from 1240. The earliest documentary reference to a mill dates from 1290. There are references to the four Burley Fields and the Burley Field dating from 1670 and 1734 respectively.

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