High Mill, Addingham and its weir across the Wharfe

Introduction

The photograph on this page of High Mill, Addingham and its weir across the Wharfe by Christine Johnstone as part of the Geograph project.

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High Mill, Addingham and its weir across the Wharfe

Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 28 May 2023

The weir was built for a water-powered medieval corn mill. In 1788 the corn mill was extended to create a water-powered spinning mill as well. Over time the yarns spun here included cotton, silk and worsted. The corn mill closed in the 1870s and the textile mill in 1967. After a period as a light engineering workshop, the former mill was converted into eight houses in 1984.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.947929
Longitude
-1.876246