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Lumford Mill, Bakewell

England
List entry 1012436
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012436
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.69 hectares
Grid reference
SK 21041 69327
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lumford Mill is a historic watermill situated in Bakewell, Derbyshire, with origins dating to the medieval period. The mill represents an important example of industrial heritage associated with the River Wye, which provided the water power essential to its operation. The surviving structure demonstrates the characteristic features of traditional English mill construction, reflecting its development and adaptation across several centuries of use. The site remains significant as evidence of the commercial and industrial activity that sustained the Bakewell area through the medieval and post-medieval periods.

Lumford Mill, Bakewell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012436. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Lumford Mill, Bakewell?

Lumford Mill is a historic watermill situated in Bakewell, Derbyshire, with origins dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012436.

Who is responsible for protecting Lumford Mill, Bakewell?

Lumford Mill, Bakewell 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 1012436.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lumford Mill, Bakewell?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Dale bowl barrow (8.8 km), Smerrill Moor bowl barrow (8.9 km), Lead mines 600m and 980m south west of Oddo House Farm (8.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Long Dale bowl barrow
8.8 km
Smerrill Moor bowl barrow
8.9 km
Lead mines 600m and 980m south west of Oddo House Farm
8.9 km
Rainslow Scrins 470m south west of Leadmines Farm
9.1 km
Smerrill Barn bowl barrow
9.2 km
Two lead mines known as Winster Pitts and Drummer's Venture
9.7 km
Mouldridge Grange, earthworks immediately south of Mouldrige Grange Farm
10 km
End Low bowl barrow
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lumford Mill, Bakewell

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

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