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Crab mills anyone?

November 23, 2012
Mills Archive
Categories: Blog

Author: Stuart Mousdale

Is anyone familiar with the term “crab mill”?

I have seen this in several place names on the first edition OS map for Cheshire. I assume that it refers to a horse-powered mill for apple crushing or cider making.