In Burdett's map of Cheshire 1777 it was shown to have 16 windmills, 12 of which where on Wirral.
It also shows 140 water mills in Cheshire, the majority used for corn milling .
There was also a tide mill at Bromborough Pool
Can anyone list the 12 windmills, and did we have any watermills ?
Thought this might keep a few brains ticking..and it doesn't give any answers as to location.
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Maybe some listed were not built in 1777. Willaston was built after that date ,I think.
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Derek, I don't mind however many there are, but just thought that if he only had 12 listed for Wirral, maybe others were built later than his map dated 1777.
Should we put some pics up, if we can find any ?
Here's the Tide Mill at Bromborough Pool . One recorded there in Doomsday Book.
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Poulton Mill...where was that ? Also 'Two Mills' at the junction of the Welsh Road and Chester High Road, do you know which mills that may refer to ?
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1 Wallasey (normally known as Liscard Mill) 2 Bidston 3 Saughall Massie 4 Irby 5 Thingwall 6 Higher Bebington (on Storeton Heath) 7 Gayton 8 Great Neston 9 Willaston 10 Eastham 11 Burton (incorrectly marked with a watermill symbol instead of a windmill) 12 A New Mill (on the Chester Road between Ledsham and Great Saughall - later known as the Gibbett Mill)
There are also two tidal watermills marked at the head of Wallasey Pool and one on Bromborough Pool, and ordinary watermills on Thornton Heath (Raby Mill) and Stanney.
Thanks Marty. I wonder why he didn't list the rest of them
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Going back a few years to 1086, there were two mills listed in the Domesday Book namely Eastham and Prenton. The mills of that age could have been water or animal powered but I think in this instance they would both be water mills.
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