Britain's industrial heritage

Britain industrialised first; Britain therefore preserves the world's earliest factory floors. Ironbridge in Shropshire (1779 — the first iron bridge) is the symbolic centre, but the network extends to Cromford (the first water-powered cotton mill, 1771), the Wedgwood factory at Stoke, Saltaire's worsted-wool village near Bradford, and the slate mining villages of north Wales. Together they form a UNESCO-recognised industrial landscape.

Places in this guide

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Watermills · Scottish Highlands

Lower City Mills

Lower City Mills in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Watermills · London

Hauxton Mill

Hauxton Mill is a watermill in the United Kingdom.

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Watermills · Yorkshire & the Humber

Old Mill House

Old Mill House is a watermill in the United Kingdom.

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Watermills · Scottish Highlands

Acharn

Acharn in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Watermills · South East England

Gants Mill

Gants Mill — Grade II* listed building-listed watermill in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

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Watermills · South East England

Chesapeake Mill

Chesapeake Mill is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.

↗ thechesapeakemill.com

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Watermills · North East England

Rutter Force

Rutter Force in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Watermills · North East England

Dalton Mill

Dalton Mill in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Windmills · East Midlands

Moulton Windmill

Moulton Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

Grade I♿↗ moultonwindmill.co.uk

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Windmills · West Midlands

Quainton Windmill

Quainton Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

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Windmills · Yorkshire & the Humber

Skidby Mill

Skidby Mill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

↗ eastridingmuseums.co.uk

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Windmills · North West England

Lytham Windmill

Lytham Windmill — Windmill, dating to 1805.

↗ historicengland.org.uk

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Windmills · East of England

Old Buckenham Windmill

Old Buckenham Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

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Mines & mining heritage · North West England

Honister Slate Mine

England's last working slate mine, in the Lake District since the 17th century.

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Mines & mining heritage · North East England

Dipton

Dipton in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Mines & mining heritage · North East England

Byermoor

Byermoor in England North East, United Kingdom.