Monument record 1319/1 - Site of Marton Mill

<1> Bott O J P, 1983, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 2, p.60 (Article in Journal). SCH6105.

Marton mill: immediately south of Marton Hall. Nothing remains of the watermill. Documentary reference to to the mill dating from 1307 (see 2).

<2> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.I p.82 (Book). SCH3228.

Molendinum de Mertun c.1307. Also Mill Bank and Millbank Cottages.

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

This map depicts the mill and the mill pond.

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

This map depicts the mill.

<5> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 266/2, 1849 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts the mill pond to the north of Marton Hall Lane and the mill buildings to the immediate south. This suggests that the lane runs along the top of the mill dam. The award also records a stackyard.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8467, 1873 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Depicts three buildings to the south of Marton Hall Lane; the largest is presumably the mill. The mill pond lies to the north. The mill is labelled corn.

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8467, 1897 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

The mill pond and most of the mill buildings are no longer extant.