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Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn

England

List entry 1021074

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1021074

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.12 hectares

Grid reference

TA 02200 25391

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of an industrial complex in Yorkshire. The site dates to the post-medieval period and represents the convergence of two distinct productive activities: milling and the processing of whiting, a chalk-based material used extensively in manufacturing and finishing trades. The tower mill would have utilized water or wind power to drive grinding machinery, whilst the associated whiting works processed and refined the mineral product for commercial distribution. The physical remains preserve evidence of Yorkshire's industrial heritage during a period of significant expansion in mineral extraction and mill-based production.

Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021074. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn?

Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of an industrial complex in Yorkshire.

Who is responsible for protecting Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn?

Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn 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 1021074.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Peter's Church (3.7 km), Site of Saxon manor, Tyrwhitt Hall (3.7 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 220m east of West Marsh Cottage (4.1 km).

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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

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Domesday

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Civil War

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Geology

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LiDAR

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

St Peter's Church

3.7 km

Site of Saxon manor, Tyrwhitt Hall

3.7 km

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 220m east of West Marsh Cottage

4.1 km

'The Castles' motte and bailey

5.2 km

Long barrow, two Neolithic mortuary enclosures and adjacent round barrow to the west of Barton Lodge

6 km

Haltemprice Augustinian priory

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn

Tower mill and whiting works 100m south east of the Country Park Inn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Hessle, Yorkshire →

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