Monument record 1234/1 - Holford Mill

<1> Bott O J P, 1983, Cornmill sites in Cheshire 1066-1850 Part 2, p.59 (Article in Journal). SCH6105.

Holford Mill, Plumley. A fourteenth century watermill on the Peover Eye.

<2> Norris J.H., 1968, The Water-Powered Corn Mills of Cheshire, p.57-8 (Article in Journal). SCH6001.

The present mill building is largely demolished, but the machinery remains with three pairs of stones and the vertical shaft with its crown wheel. There were two waterwheels, one of which can still be seen along with the shaft for the other wheel.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ7075, 1910 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

The mill and mill pond are clearly depicted.

<4> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.

The footprints of the mill buildings are depicted.