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Ashford Dale Sawmill

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Derbyshire
53°13'24.6"N 1°43'44.7"W
SK182697
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1540 to 1901
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Ashford Dale Sawmill is located on the banks of the River Wye, close to the village of Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire.

It is thought that the mill was first used as a bone crushing mill but was later converted to a sawmill. Three waterwheels survive, a 13 feet diameter, ventilated breast wheel, a 12 feet low breast wheel and a small breast wheel driving a water pump which formerly supplied Sheldon village.

Today the mill is still in private use.