Monument record M7501 - Sookholme Mill, Warsop

Summary

WATERMILL (Post Medieval to Victorian)

Location

Grid reference SK 54900 66999 (point)
Map sheet SK56NW
District Mansfield
Locality Sookholme
Civil Parish Warsop, Mansfield

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

In 1630 the Earl of Newcastle let Sookholme watermill to Thomas Willeys. William Clay had the overshot water corn mill in 1652. Repairs by millwright Willaim Shirtcliff listed in 1776. Last mention was in 1821. (1)

Site of a water-powered corn mill demolished in 1840 and replaced by Mill Farm. Said to have been of a primitive type. (2)

Recorded by JL Noble, 30-Dec-1968. (3)

See M13925 for Mill Farm, M7477 for watemill at Hall Farm.


<1> Morley D, 1997, Corn and Cotton - Waterpower in Notts (draft), p 18 (Unpublished document). SNT1693.

<2> Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 1963, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, No.418316 (Index). SNT6095.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Morley D. 1997. Corn and Cotton - Waterpower in Notts (draft). p 18.
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
  • <3> Index: Council for British Archaeology. 1963. National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards. No.418316.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Sep 30 2026 1:47PM

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