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Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy

England

List entry 1014936

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1014936

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.5 hectares

Grid reference

SD 37155 88156, SD 37208 88212

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Stott Park bobbin mill is a 19th-century industrial site located in Lancashire, England, which represents the specialised manufacture of wooden bobbins for the textile industry. The mill complex includes two mill ponds that provided the waterpower necessary to operate the machinery, alongside evidence of an earlier smithy that would have serviced the industrial operation. The bobbin mill itself dates from the industrial expansion of the 19th century, reflecting Lancashire's significance as a centre of textile-related manufacturing. The site demonstrates the integration of water-powered machinery, reservoir infrastructure, and ancillary metalworking facilities typical of rural Lancashire's industrial heritage.

Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014936. View the official record →

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What is Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy?

Who is responsible for protecting Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy?

Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy 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 1014936.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newby Bridge (1.8 km), Backbarrow ironworks (3.8 km), Stony Hazel finery forge (3.9 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stony Hazel finery forge

3.9 km

Lowwood gunpowder works

Cartmel Augustinian Priory medieval gatehouse and parts of the priory precinct

9.3 km

Castlehead Bridge, Grange

9.9 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy

Stott Park bobbin mill, two mill ponds and site of Stott Park smithy stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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