Winlaton Mill
History
There was previously a hamlet called Huntley's Haugh or Eels Haugh with only a handful of dwellings. Winlaton Manor, owned by the Neville family, had a mill. Its miller around the turn of the 18th century was George Evans, giving the area the name Evans Banks.
The exact date Ambrose Crowley established Winlaton Mill down the road from Winlaton is unclear, but in records from the start of the 18th century, he mentions a "The Mill" or "Mill No 1". The site grew up and was in operation until the late 19th century.
A bridge was built in 1842. A Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1870.
Affected by coal waste from Clockburn Drift and Derwenthaugh Coke Works, the village's original housing stock was ruled unfit for human habitation in the 1933 and demolished, followed by the derelict Winlaton Mill works in 1936. Part of the site was re-wilded and became part of Derwenthaugh Park, while a new village was built across the road.
References
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- ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Winlaton and High Spen - UK Census Data 2011". UK Census Data. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Red Kite Winlaton Mill - Pub & Restaurant". Theredkitewinlatonmill.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Winlaton Mill". Winlaton & District Local History. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Winlaton Mill". Land of Oak & Iron: Local History Portal. Retrieved 4 November 2024.