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Higher Mill is a textile mill situated at Helmshore in Lancashire. The mill dates from the late eighteenth century and represents an important example of industrial heritage from the period of Lancashire's development as a centre of textile manufacture. The structure survives as evidence of the mechanisation of cloth production during the Industrial Revolution, when water-powered mills became characteristic features of the Rossendale Valley landscape. The mill retains significant original features and is now preserved as part of Helmshore Textile Galleries, serving as a museum that demonstrates the technological and social history of the textile industry in the region.
Higher Mill, Helmshore is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005102. View the official record →
Higher Mill is a textile mill situated at Helmshore in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005102.
Higher Mill, Helmshore 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 1005102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House (4.9 km), Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow (6.9 km), Hameldon Hill World War II bombing decoy, 390m north of Heights Farm (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Higher Mill, Helmshore's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Higher Mill, Helmshore stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.