Bestwood: The Old Mill
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Bestwood: The Old Mill
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 13 Jul 2011
One of many water-powered mills in the Leen Valley, this mill at Bestwood was built about 1783 and rebuilt after a fire in 1838. Originally a cotton mill, it was later a corn mill and subsequently a store. It was last used in the 1970s. For more about it, see Howard Fisher's Thoroton Society article: http://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk/publications/articles/bestwoodmill.htm
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Image Location
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53.019127
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-1.185434