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| Viver Mill, Stainton | ||
| Viver Mill | ||
| Vever Mill | ||
| site name:- | Stainton Beck (2) | |
| site name:- | Catch Water | |
| Street:- | Viver Lane | |
| locality:- | Viver | |
| civil parish:- | Stainton (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| locality type:- | water mill (ex) | |
| locality type:- | mill (ex) | |
| locality type:- | corn mill (ex) | |
| coordinates:- | SD51678458 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5184 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD58 | |
| SummaryText:- | located wrongly on some OS maps | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 42 12) placename:- Viver Mill |
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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. "Viver Mill (Corn) / Weir / Mill Race" off Stainton Beck |
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| notes:- |
Recorded from the 13th century. Still operating early 20th century. |
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| A vivary is where living animals are kept; park, warren, fish ponds, etc. There were
probably fish ponds near here. |
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| Somervell, John: 1930: Water Power Mills of South Westmorland |
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