Site of water mill in the Rivelin Valley
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Site of water mill in the Rivelin Valley
Image: © Graham Hogg Taken: 4 Apr 2011
The River Rivelin is only 3 and a half miles long but once powered twenty mills, of which this was one. The pond which fed this mill has been drained but many others still survive. The oldest recorded mill was established in 1581 and the last working mill was still grinding scythes in 1939.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.389515
Longitude
-1.525271