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A History of the County of York East Riding
… MILLS.One or two windmills stood in Garton c. 1600. 26 A mill near the southern boundary was commemorated in the 17th century by Mill Field close, and later by Millfield or Windmill hill, and ground in the south-west is called Mill hill. 27 Blue mill, near Blue Hall farm, was evidently …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… Humbleton. In 1367 the dam of an existing or former water mill on Humbleton beck was mentioned. 60 The name Mill close, recorded in 1709, 61 may relate to that mill or to the windmill which, before the 16th century, stood …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… They were inclosed in 1778. 47 Another common pasture was Mill Holme. In the earlier 13th century freemen of North … to common pasturage for cattle between August and March in Mill Holme against the tenants of that land. 49 It was then … to Benningholme. 50 In 1657 Hugh Bethell bought Mill Holme close, which evidently comprised North Holmes, …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… in the 13th century was probably at Roos, and there was a mill there in 1403 51 and a windmill from the 16th century. … soon after. Milling continued elsewhere in Roos at a steam mill for a few years. 54 At Owstwick two mills were recorded … 1588; 56 one or more mills were commemorated in the names Mill Field close, recorded in 1811, and Mill Field House, …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… 20-49 ha. (49-121 a.), and two of under 2 ha. (5 a.). 34 MILL. Swine priory had a windmill at South Skirlaugh which … was the windmill recorded in 1750 36 and the later post mill, off Benningholme Lane, which ground until c. 1910 and … Food. P.R.O., C 66/1902, no. 1; Cal. Pat. 1563-6, p. 387. Mill hill and Mill balk were named in 1609: P.R.O., C …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… side streets; c. 120 more to the north of Main Road, in Mill and Hall Roads, and more than 200 houses to the west of … Sproatley was recorded in the later 13th century, 69 and a mill, perhaps the same, in 1391. 70 In the 19th century corn … was presumably a member of the Hull milling family. 72 The mill was evidently given up c. 1895. 73 LOCAL GOVERNMENT. The …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… from Lamb wath stream across Benningholme to the abbey mill; it was later called Monk dike and part of its course … and South field was known by the mid 16th century as Mill field. The boundary between North and East fields would … called Gildums Arable, may have been a detached part of Mill field. 43 The commonable lands also included meadow land …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… in Tunstall, for which Constable received nearly 18. 48 Mill A mill was recorded in Tunstall in 1246. 49 Place names commemorating mill sites include Howmill close, in the south-west corner of …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… branch was evidently intended to supply water to the abbey mill. 49 The southern channel probably later formed the … in the pasture next to Ash dike and in a meadow near its mill and fishery, 57 and in 1367 Monk dike was said to have … hindered by water being taken in from the river for the mill on Ash dike. 58 In 1436 it was, however, the abbey's …