Dean's Mill, Upton by Chester
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Cheshire, England.
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Built in 1775, and worked as a mill and bakery. It ceased working by wind in the 1920s and closed 1953. The firm Dean's Bakery, later Country Main Bakeries, merged with Sunblest and became part of Allied Bakeries. The mill was used by a vegetable merchant in the 1960s and then converted to a house after 1979.
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| Alternative names | Upton Mill |
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Tower mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 1243 |
| Location | Upton by Chester |
| Historic county | Cheshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SJ 4082 6875 |
| Latitude/longitude | 53.21251780, -2.88759108 |
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References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Cheshire XXXVIII (1871-1882)
- Windmill World
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