Monument record 789/1 - Little Budworth Hall Mill

<1> Various, Cheshire History, Vol 11, p.61, Bott O J P, 1983 (Journal/Periodical). SCH811.

Site of mill, near Old Hall, Little Budworth. 'A watermill and fulling mill with ponds and fisheries adjacent'. There is an earlier reference to the fulling (walk) mill c.1300. Shown on maps by Burdett (1775), Greenwood (1819), Swire & Hutchings (1830), Bryant (1831).

<2> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Vol 75-6, p.66, Norris J H, 1968 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

Little Budworth Hall mill is situated adjoining Hall Farm. A small mill for farm use. An older mill site is nearby.

<3> Various, Written Communication to the HER, George K P, 1992 (Written Communication). SCH3756.

The 1854 plan of the manor has 2 fields to the NE of Old Hall farm which according to the accompanying notebooks, were called Little Mill field and Great Mill field suggesting the possibility of a mill in that area at one time.

<4> Cheshire County Council, 1974, County Treasures Record, 4/IA.072 (Index). SCH1000.

No wheels or machinery remain. Small farm mill with older mill nearby. Shown on Burdett 1777, Greenwood 1819, Bryant 1831.