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Castle Mills, Kendal
Castle Mills
locality:-   Kendal
civil parish:-   Kendal (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   water mill
locality type:-   mill
locality type:-   corn mill
locality type:-   snuff mill (etc) 
coordinates:-   SD51779251 (about) 
1Km square:-   SD5192
10Km square:-   SD59

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 38 8) 
placename:-  Castle Mills
placename:-  Castle Mill
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.
New and old mills  "Castle Mills (Woollen) / Weir / Mill Race"
"Castle Mill (Site of)"

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
image  click to enlarge
SP14Mk.jpg
"X The Mill"
building, mill wheel 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
image
J55192S.jpg
"Mills"
buildings 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
image
J5SD59SW.jpg
circle with rays? 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

notes:-  
recorded from the 12th century. The mill was used for; corn milling, malting, wool, flax and leather dressing, snuff grinding, carpet manufacture, ... Water wheels were replaced by turbines in 1899.

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

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