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Grinton Smelt Mill
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Grinton Smelt Mill — lead working site in Grinton, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Redmire · 4.9 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Grinton Smelt Mill, the nearest railway station is Redmire, located 4.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DL11 6HS. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for accessibility options.
About
Grinton Smelt Mill is a mill in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "lead working site in Grinton, North Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.3631°, -1.9256°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Grinton Smelt Mill (also known as How Mill) is a ruined lead mining and processing site on Cogden Moor, south of Grinton in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England. The site was built in its present form c. 1820 for the specific purpose of processing lead won by hushing and hydraulic mining. The buildings and stone flue are now grade II* listed structures and all are scheduled monuments. The site is recognised as being the best preserved lead mining site in the Yorkshire Dales. A mill had existed on the site since the early 18th century, but the later addition of a 980-foot (300 m) flue allowed workers to recover waste lead from the flue.
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Background
History
Since Roman times, the Yorkshire Dales were an important source of lead. The history of lead mining in Swaledale is believed to go as far back as the 2nd century BC, however, the first written records of lead being worked in the Grinton area are in documents dated in 1219. The ownership of land in the area was split between the Manor of Healaugh and the Priory at Bridlington, but at the Dissolution, the land was sold off with the crown maintaining mineral rights over any future enterprises. Lead worked at Grinton Smelt Mill came from the Grinton How Vein (mined at Grinton How, Whiteside and Fearnought Mines) which was just to the south of the mill site. Lead working was difficult because…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3631, -1.9256
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Grinton
- Postcode
- DL11 6HS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Nearest railway station
- Redmire — 4.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17678621 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grinton Smelt Mill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Grinton Ore Hearth.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grinton Smelt Mill?
- Grinton Smelt Mill is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DL11 6HS), in the parish of Grinton.
- What is Grinton Smelt Mill?
- Grinton Smelt Mill — lead working site in Grinton, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Grinton Smelt Mill?
- The nearest railway station is Redmire, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL11 6HS.
- Is Grinton Smelt Mill a listed building?
- Grinton Smelt Mill is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Grinton Smelt Mill a protected site?
- Yes — Grinton Smelt Mill is part of the Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Grinton Smelt Mill?
- The nearest railway station is Redmire, about 4.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DL11 6HS.