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Mill:

Black Rock Mill, Turton, Bolton

A water-powered cotton mill in the historic county of Lancashire, England.

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A corn mill may have stood here. A cotton mill was built in 1774. The waterwheel suvived until 1976 when it was removed for preservation at Turton Tower.

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Power source Water
Mill type Watermill
Mill function Cotton mill
Archive ID 11553
Location Turton, Bolton
Historic county Lancashire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SD 738 158
Latitude/longitude 53.63847280, -2.39735480

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