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Alport smelt mill

England
List entry 1009704
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009704
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.55 hectares
Grid reference
SK 22375 64859
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Alport Smelt Mill is a lead smelting site located in Derbyshire, dating from the post-medieval period when lead mining and processing were significant industrial activities in the Peak District. The site preserves structural remains associated with the smelting operation, including evidence of the furnaces and related infrastructure that would have processed lead ore extracted from local mines. The mill represents an important phase in the development of Derbyshire's mining heritage, reflecting the technological and commercial practices of lead smelting during its period of operation. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument, recognising its archaeological significance and the information it retains about early modern industrial processes in the region.

Alport smelt mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009704. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Alport smelt mill?

Alport Smelt Mill is a lead smelting site located in Derbyshire, dating from the post-medieval period when lead mining and processing were significant industrial activities in the Peak District. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009704.

Who is responsible for protecting Alport smelt mill?

Alport smelt mill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1009704.

What other scheduled monuments are near Alport smelt mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Galley Low bowl barrow (8.4 km), Romano-British field system, 420m south east of Roystone Grange (8.6 km), Prehistoric and Romano-British barrow and medieval animal pen, 450m south east of Roystone Grange (8.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Galley Low bowl barrow
8.4 km
Romano-British field system, 420m south east of Roystone Grange
8.6 km
Prehistoric and Romano-British barrow and medieval animal pen, 450m south east of Roystone Grange
8.6 km
Romano-British settlement and field system, 600m south of Roystone Grange
9 km
Blackstone's Low bowl barrow
9.5 km
Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch Levels
9.6 km
Harboro' Cave
9.8 km
Middleton Moor platformed bowl barrow
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Alport smelt mill

Alport smelt mill stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Harthill, Derbyshire →
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