Monument record 1357/1 - Capesthorne Mill

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

Capesthorne Mill, a watermill site below the lower pool at the southern edge of Capesthorne Hall park (see 4).

<2> Norris J.H., 1968, The Water-Powered Corn Mills of Cheshire, p.63 (Article in Journal). SCH6001.

A site with slight remains at the lower pool dan of Capesthorne Hall.

<3> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 86/2, c.1850 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

Buildings and leat shown on the tithe map of 1850. Plot details are House, Mill, Dam and Yard occupied by George Jepson. Owners listed as Guardians of Arthur Henry Davenport.

<4> Dodgson J McN, 1970-2, 1981, The Place-Names of Cheshire, Vol.I p.73 (Book). SCH3228.

Earliest documentary references to the mill date from 1313 and 1403.

<5> Burdett, P. P., 1777, A Survey of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH113.

This map depicts a watermill at this location.

<6> Swire, W. & Hutchings, W. F., 1830, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2116.

This map depicts a watermill at this location.

<7> Bryant, A., 1831, Map of the County Palatine of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH2114.

This map depicts a watermill at this location.

<8> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8372, 1872-1873 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

The buildings depicted on the tithe map (see 3) are no longer extant.