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mill, Overthwaite
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locality:-   Overthwaite
civil parish:-   Beetham (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   water mill
locality type:-   mill
locality type:-   corn mill
coordinates:-   SD52068114
1Km square:-   SD5281
10Km square:-   SD58

notes:-  
Recorded from the 13th century.
Completely obliterated by the newer farm buildings. A mill race was still obvious in the 19320s, and a mill ponr was still used to regulate a turbine generating electricity.

Somervell, John: 1930: Water Power Mills of South Westmorland

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