Two mills are known to have functioned at Toton from the time of the Domesday Book. Following the death of Lord John de Grey a survey of the Toton Manor recorded two mills at the site, worth £4 and by 1308 “There is a water mill, worth yearly 30/-” (Mellors, 1920). The second mill appears to have gone out of use by at this time.

In the early to mid 18th century a new mill was built on the site.

There is no depiction of the mills on Chapman's 1774 map. However, at this time the manor is documented as having two mills.

The earliest definite depiction of Toton Mill is on Sir John Borlase Warren’s map of 1789. This shows a single sub rectangular building. None of the buildings depicted are labelled. The depiction of the mill appears to be a stylised sketch rather than an accurate depiction.

By the time of the 1914 Ordnance Survey Map the mill has been demolished although head and tail races are still depicted.

The excavation in 2014 identified three main phases of construction at the site. Possible evidence of a medieval mill once having stood on the site was recorded in the form of
stone foundations and a posthole and beam slot. In situ timbers of uncertain function recovered from the mill pond were also dated to the 13th century AD. The scale and manner of the 18th century mill was recorded as were features evidencing expansion and technological advancements during the 19th Century.

Alison Arnold & Robert Howard, 2015, Toton Unearthed - Toton Mill, Toton Manor Farm Recreation Ground, Nottinghamshire: Tree-ring Analysis of Excavated Timbers (Unpublished document). SNT5919.

R. Parker and J. Winfer, 2015, Toton Unearthed, Toton, Nottinghamshire: Report on an archaeological evaluation on the site of Toton Mill, Manor Farm Recreation Ground, August to September 2014 (Unpublished document). SNT5918.