Description and History of Site:-
Small dales mill with wooden clasp arm waterwheel; two sets of millstones C18.
Restored in 1970 by Edward Garbutt. Private not open to the public.
There is a dam and a short leat. The 3.35m diameter wooden clasp-arm wheel is undershot. There are two sets of stones, one French burr for wholemeal flour and one Derbyshire grit for barley. Edward and Hazell Garbutt bought the mill from the Feversham Estate in 1944 and restored it in the 1970s. It is still in use occasionally (2016). On private property not open to the public.

Further Reading and References:-
YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Harrison, J K. Eight centuries of milling in north east Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Moors National Park, 2001, p231.

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Address :- B1275, Bilsdale, Chop Gate, North Yorkshire, TS9 7LD
Grid Ref :- SE 57154 95343
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.350432 , Long -1.122197
Local Authority :- Hambleton District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1188711,
Site Condition :- Site conserved but not normally open to the public
Site Dates :- C18 -
Record Date :- 16 May 2015

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