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| Low Mills, Kendal | ||
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| Low Mills | ||
| Watsfield Mills | ||
| site name:- | Kent, River | |
| Street:- | Natland Road | |
| locality:- | Lowmills Factory | |
| locality:- | Kendal | |
| civil parish:- | Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | mill | |
| locality type:- | water mill | |
| locality type:- | textile mill (fulling, spinning?) | |
| locality type:- | snuff mill (etc) | |
| coordinates:- | SD51819108 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5191 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 38 12) placename:- Low Mills placename:- Mills, Low |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Low Mills (Woollen) / Mill Race" |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) |
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| source data:- | Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1
mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas
Jefferys, London, 1770. J5SD59SW.jpg circle with rays; water mill, and a mill lade item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| notes:- |
In the 1800s this was used for fulling, carding, snuff grinding, wire drawing, colour
grinding, iron foundry, etc. 3 Water wheels. |
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| Somervell, John: 1930: Water Power Mills of South Westmorland |
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