Durham Watermills

The following list of watermills in County Durham is not to be seen as a complete list of watermills in the county.  Other parts of the north east are given on separate pages.

The list is sorted by the closest place of a reasonable size.  Searching by the mill name may also help locate a particular mill.  First dates are first known dates; NK: Not Known

Gaunless Mill, Bishop Auckland, in 1965. (c) Tom Hay

Nearest Place	Mill Name	Grid Reference	River/stream	Use(s)	First Date
Aycliffe	Aycliffe Mill	NZ286226	River Skerne	Corn	NK
Aycliffe	Aycliffe Paper Mill	NZ286222	River Skerne	Paper	NK
Aycliffe	Brafferton Mill	NZ285215	River Skerne	Corn	NK
Aycliffe	Holme Mill	NZ285218	River Skerne	Corn	NK
Barnard Castle	Demesnes Flax Mill	NZ057155	River Tees	Flax	NK
Barnard Castle	Demesnes Mill	NZ053158	River Tees	Corn	NK
Barnard Castle	Egglestone Abbey Mill	NZ064151	River Tees	Corn, paper	NK
Barnard Castle	Lendings Mill	NZ055155	River Tees	Paper	NK
Barnard Castle	Saw Mill	NZ048161	River Tees	Saw	1827
Barnard Castle	Thorngate Mill	NZ049161	River Tees	Corn	1827
Barnard Castle	Ullathorne’s Mill	NZ046165	River Tees	NK	NK
Beamish	Beamish Corn Mill	NZ221550	Beamish Burn	Corn	1739
Beamish	Beamish Hall Mill	NZ214548	Beamish Burn	Corn	1277
Beamish	Beamish Water Pump	NZ224539	Beamish Burn	Pumping	1820
Beamish	High Forge	NZ226543	Beamish Burn	Corn, Forge, Files	1720
Beamish	Low Forge	NZ226539	Beamish Burn	Fulling, Forge	1717
Beamish	Middle Forge	NZ225541	Beamish Burn	Bark Mill/Forge	1730
Beamish	Mutton House Mill	NZ218551	Beamish Burn	Fulling	1720
Beamish	Pockerley Flint Mill	NZ225545	Beamish Burn	Corn, Fulling, Saw, Flint	1180
Bedburn	Bedburn Mill	NZ101316	Bedburn Beck	Bleach, Woollen, Saw	1408
Bedburn	Harthope Mill	NZ108322	Harthope Beck	Corn	NK
Bedburn	Shull Saw Mill	NZ093335		Saw	NK
Bishop Auckland	Deanery Mill	NZ216283	River Gaunless	Corn	C17?
Bishop Auckland	Foundry	NZ202298	River Wear	Cotton printing, Foundry, Fulling, Spinning	1300
Bishop Auckland	Gaunless Mill	NZ213299	River Gaunless	Corn	pre 1647
Bishop Auckland	West Mill	NZ203299	River Wear	Corn	1183
Bournmoor	Floaters Mill	NZ311508	Lumley Park Burn	Corn	1659
Bowes	Bowes Mill	NY992133	River Greta	NK	NK
Bowes	Gilmonby Hall	NY992132	River Greta	NK	NK
Bowlees	Howgill House waterwheel	NY901282	Howgill	NK	NK
Bradbury	Bradbury Mill	NZ315285	River Skerne	NK	NK
Brancepeth	Primrose Side Mill	NZ239415	River Deerness	Bleaching	NK
Brancepeth	Sleet Burn Mill	NZ234417	River Deerness	Corn	1747
Brignall	Brignall Mill	NZ046112	River Greta	Corn	NK
Burnopfield	Leap Mill	NZ175572	Leap Mill Burn	Corn	NK
Butterknowle	Gaunless Mill	NZ114255	River Gaunless & Grewburn	Corn	1818
Butterknowle	Grewburn Mill	NZ110256	Crow Howl Beck & Grewburn Beck	Corn	NK
Chester-le-Street	Chester Mill	NZ272517	Chester Burn	Corn	C11?
Chester-le-Street	Furnace	NZ255510	Cong Burn	Blast Furnace	1745
Chester-le-Street	Whitehill Paper MIll	NZ255513	Cong Burn	Paper	mid C19
Chilton	Windlestone Mill	NZ275293	Rushyford Beck	Corn	NK
Coatham Mundeville	Coatham Mundeville Mill	NZ291207	River Skerne	Flax, Corn	NK
Cockfield	Lands Mill	NZ132251	River Gaunless	Corn	NK
Copley	Copley Smelt Mill	NZ085250	River Gaunless	Lead smelting, Brick & tile?	1770
Cornforth	Cornforth Mill	NZ316348	Cornforth Beck	Corn, Paper	C11?
Cornforth	Thingford Mill	NZ303351	Thinford Beck	Paper, Corn	1813
Cotherstone	Cotherstone Mill	NZ016200	River Tees	NK	NK
Cotherstone	Doe Park Mill	NZ007201	River Balder	NK	NK
Cowshill	Burtree Ford Mill	NY853405	Killhope Burn & Sedling Burn	Corn	1818
Cowshill	Killhope Lead Mining Centre	NY826424	River Wear	Lead Mining	1828
Coxhoe	Mill	NZ332353	Coxhoe Beck	Fulling, Corn	1250?
Croxdale	Butterby Mill	NZ277374	Croxdale Beck	Fulling, Paper, Worsted	1739
Croxdale	Croxdale Mill	NZ272378	Croxdale Beck	Corn	1575
Croxdale	Paper Mill	NZ273373	Croxdale Beck	Fulling, Paper	1658
Daddry Shield	Pinfoldhouse Mill	NY894378	Daddryshield Burn	Corn	1820
Darlington	Blackwell Mill	NZ283131	River Skerne	Corn	NK
Darlington	Great Burdon Mill	NZ317167	River Skerne	Corn	NK
Darlington	Houghton-le-Skerne Mill	NZ313158	River Skerne	Corn	NK
Darlington	Mill	NZ292145	River Skerne	Woollen	NK
Delves	Knitsley Mill	NZ119481	Knitsley Burn	Corn	NK
Denton	Denton Mill	NZ218189	Tennement Beck	Corn	NK
Durham	Abbey Mill	NZ271420	River Wear	Corn	C12
Durham	Bishops Mill	NZ274427	River Wear	Corn, Ice	1754
Durham	Crook Hall Mill (lower)	NZ274431		Corn	1636
Durham	Crook Hall Mill (upper)	NZ274432		Corn	1636
Durham	Fulling Mill	NZ272421	River Wear	Fulling	C12
Durham	Kepier Mill	NZ282433	River Wear	Corn	1244
Eastgate	Eastgate Mill	NY953389	Rookhope Burn	Corn	1595
Ebchester	Ebchester Mill	NZ102556	River Derwent	NK	NK
Ebchester	Ebchester Poss Stick Mill	NZ103558	River Derwent	Poss Stick	NK
Ebchester	Ebchester Woollen Mill	NZ103557	River Derwent	NK	NK
Edmondsley	Edmondsley Mill	NZ225495	Cong Burn	Corn	1828
Eggleston	Blackton Mill	NY992248	Eggleston Burn	NK	NK
Eggleston	Blackton Mill (New)	NY997253	Eggleston Burn	NK	NK
Eggleston	Great Eggleshope	NY978298	Eggleshope Beck	NK	NK
Eggleston	Little Eggleshope Mine	NY988313	Little Eggleshope Beck	NK	NK
Eggleston	Wire Gill Mine	NY978306	Wire Gill	NK	NK
Evenwood	Evenwood Mill	NZ157260	River Gaunless	Corn	C12
Fishburn	Mill	NZ362313	River Skerne	NK	NK
Forest in Teesdale	Slate Pencil Mill	NY848295	Tees	Slate pencils	NK
Forest in Teesdale	Waterwheel	NY786315		NK	NK
Frosterly	Broadwood Mill	NZ038364	Bollihope Burn	Corn	1827
Gainford	Gainford Mill	NZ184163	River Tees	Corn	NK
Great Lumley	Lumley Forge Mill	NZ300508	Lumley Park Burn	Forge, Charcoal, Barley	c1783
Hamsterley	Beckside Mill	NZ119300	Linburn	Corn	NK
Hamsterley	Beckside Mill (old)	NZ119301	Linburn	Corn?	NK
Hamsterley	Podgehole Mill	NZ090291	Linburn	Corn	NK
Hamsterley Mill	Ewhurst Mill	NZ151556		Paper	NK
Hamsterley Mill	Hamsterley Mill	NZ145563	Pontburn	Corn	NK
Hamsterley Mill	Lintzford Paper Mill	NZ150572	River Derwent	Paper	NK
Hamsterley Mill	Steelclose Mill	NZ145567	Pont Burn	Corn	NK
Harwood	Ashgill Head Mine	NY808355	Springs	Lead Mine	NK
Harwood	Lady’s Rake Mine	NY806343	Springs	Lead Mine	NK
Hawthorn	Hawthorn Mill	NZ418452	Hawthorn Burn	Corn	NK
Hett	Hett Mill	NZ292369	Croxdale Beck	Corn, Paper	1168
High Coniscliffe	High Coniscliffe Mill	NZ228153	Ulamby Beck	Corn	NK
Howden-le-Wear	Beechburn Mill	NZ169321	Beechburn Beck	Corn	NK
Hunwick	Furness Mill	NZ199332	River Wear	Corn	1827
Hury	Hury Dam	NY967195	River Balder	Electricity	NK
Ireshopeburn	Blackdean Crushing Mill	NY868388	River Wear	Ore crushing	NK
Killerby	Killerby Garths	NZ190197	Killerby Beck	NK	NK
Kirk Merrington	Merrington Mill	NZ270295	Rushyford Beck	Corn	1550
Lanchester	Coldpike Mill	NZ157455	River Browney	Corn, (Bleaching?)	1710
Lanchester	Coldpike Old Mill	NZ156543	River Browney	Bleach, Fulling	NK
Lanchester	Greencroft Mill	NZ157493		Corn	1827
Lanchester	Lanchester Mill	NZ164478		Corn	C11?
Lanchester	Low Mill	NZ141444	Pan Burn	Corn	post 1818
Lanchester	Low Mill (old)	NZ142444	Pan Burn	Corn	1768
Lanchester	Patrick’s Close Mill	NZ143449	River Browney	Corn	NK
Lanchester	Woodlands Sawmill	NZ122462	Rippon Burn	Saw	1838
Langdon Beck	Cow Green Mine	NY811306	Springs	Lead mine	NK
Langdon Beck	Dubby Sike Mine	NY795320	Springs	Lead Mine	NK
Langdon Beck	Greenhurth Mine	NY778326	Springs	Lead mine	NK
Langley Moor	Langley Mills	NZ257407	River Browney	Paper	1777
Langley Park	Langley Mill	NZ194459	River Browney	NK	NK
Langley Park	Wallnook Mill	NZ215453	River Browney	Corn	1772
Low Dinsdale	Fishlocks Mill	NZ352098	River Tees	NK	NK
Low Dinsdale	Spa Wells	NZ349102	springs	NK	NK
Mickleton	Grassholme Mill	NY929215	River Lune	Corn	NK
Mickleton	Mickleton Mill	NY965245	River Lune	NK	NK
Middleton St George	East Middleton Farm	NZ365116	springs?	Corn	NK
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Coldberry Mine	NY942290	Hudeshope Beck	Lead mine	NK
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Corn Mill	NY947256	Hudeshope Beck	NK	NK
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Lodge Sike Mine	NY955294	Hudeshope Beck	NK	NK
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Low Skears Crushing Mill	NY947273	Hudeshope Beck	Ore Crushing	NK
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Middleton Quarry	NY947247	Springs	NK	NK
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Quarry Workshop	NY948247	Springs	NK	NK
Middleton-in-Teesdale	Saw Mill	NY947258	Hudeshope Beck	Saw	NK
Nevilles Cross	Moorsley Banks Mill	NZ253426	River Browney	Fulling, Corn, Paper	C12
Nevilles Cross	Relly Mill	NZ256419	River Browney	Fulling, Paper	1326
Nevilles Cross	Stonebridge Mill	NZ259412	River Browney	Corn, paper	NK
New Lambton	New Lambton Mill	NZ316507	Lumley Park Burn	Corn?	NK
Newton Aycliffe	Ricknall Mill	NZ293238	River Skerne	Corn	NK
Newton Hall	Priory Mill	NZ296471	River Wear	NK	NK
Peircebridge	Piercebridge Mill	NZ208155	River Tees	NK	NK
Peterlee	Mill	NZ409388	Casle Eden Burn	NK	NK
Piercebridge	Carlbury Mill	NZ220157	Piercebridge Beck	Corn	NK
Plawsworth	Plawsworth Mill	NZ265476	Blackdene Burn	Corn	1818
Ramshaw	Jamieson’s Mill	NY951474	Bolt’s Burn	NK	NK
Ramshaw	Mill	NY931477	Nookton Burn	NK	NK
Ramshaw	Waterwheel	NY953477	Bolt’s Burn	lead mining?	NK
Redworth	Middridge Grange Mill	NZ243243	Woodham Burn	NK	NK
Rookhope	Rookhope Mill	NY938429		NK	NK
Rookhope	Smelt Mill	NY926429	Rookhope Burn	Lead smelting	1726
Satley	Satley Mill	NZ119438	Steeley Burn	Corn	1324
Sedgefield	Hardwick Mill	NZ333300		NK	NK
Sedgefield	Missmall Mill	NZ361274	Shotton Beck	Corn, Forge	NK
Sedgefield	Sedgefield Mill	NZ360279	Shotton Beck	Corn	NK
Shadforth	Sherburn East Mill	NZ335413	Shadforth Beck	Corn	1818
Sherburn	Hallgarth Mill	NZ320435	Coalford Beck	Corn	C12
Sherburn	Sherburn House Mill	NZ319418	Sherburn Beck	Corn	1181
Shincliffe	Shincliffe Mill	NZ297414		Corn	1355
Shotley Bridge	Shotley Bridge Mill	NZ091529	River Derwent	NK	NK
Shotley Bridge	Shotley Grove High Mill	NZ085519	River Derwent	Paper	NK
Shotley Bridge	Shotley Grove Low Mill	NZ087521	River Derwent	Paper	NK
Shotley Bridge	Sword Mill	NZ091528	River Derwent	Sword making, Corn	NK
Sockburn	Sockburn Mill	NZ350076	River Tees	NK	NK
Spennymoor	Mill	NZ264334		Corn	NK
Staindrop	Lodge Farm	NZ087222	Langley Beck	NK	NK
Staindrop	Staindrop Mill	NZ127207	Langley Beck	Corn	NK
Stainton	Streatlam Grange Mill	NZ070199	Old Mill Gill	NK	NK
Stanhope	Stanhope Hall Mill	NY990395	Stanhope Burn	Corn	NK
Stanhope	Unthank Mill	NY994391	River Wear	Fulling, Corn	1595
Stanley	Causey Mill	NZ205549	Beamish Burn	Corn	1540
Stanley	Harperley Mill	NZ177532	Kyo Burn	Corn	NK
Thorpe Threwles	Blakeston Mill	NZ407238	Thorpe Beck	Corn	NK
Tudhoe	Tudhoe Mill	NZ254356	Valley Burn	Corn (Paper?)	1279
Urpeth	Urpeth Forge	NZ235542	Beamish Burn	Fuling, Forge	1748
Urpeth	Urpeth Mill	NZ242547	River Team	Corn	1365
Urpeth	Urpeth Oil Mill	NZ249553	River Team	Oil?	NK
Urpeth	Urpeth Papermill	NZ231539	Beamish Burn	Paper	1801
Ushaw	Bricket Tile Works	NZ212426	River Deerness	NK	NK
West Auckland	Broom Mill	NZ193262	River Gaunless	Corn	1622
West Auckland	Holm Mill	NZ171267	River Gaunless	Corn	1724
West Auckland	West Auckland Mill	NZ182264	River Gaunless	Corn, Forge	1300
Westgate	High Mill	NY906383	Middlehope Burn	Corn	1647
Westgate	Low Mill	NY907380	Middlehope Burn	Corn	1818
Whitton	Bishopton Mill	NZ379224	Whitton Beck	Corn	NK
Winston	Alwent Mill	NZ145184	Langley Beck	Corn	NK
Witton-le-Wear	Fitches Mill	NZ147299	Linburn Beck	Corn	c1380
Wolsingham	Blanket Mill	NZ068372	River Wear	Woollen	NK
Wolsingham	Bradley Low Farm	NZ105363	Bradley Burn	Farm Use	c1900?
Wolsingham	Bradley Mill	NZ105364	Bradley Burn	Corn	early C19
Wolsingham	Briggs Foundry	NZ074370	River Wear	Forge	NK
Wolsingham	Demesne Mill	NZ075375	Waskerley Beck	Corn	C11?
Wolsingham	Humble’s Forge	NZ077372	River Wear	Corn, Forge	NK
Wolsingham	Mill	NZ067372	River Wear	Corn	NK
Wolsingham	West Mill	NZ070372	River Wear	Corn	NK
Woolsingham	Holebeck Mill	NZ059369	River Wear	Corn	1773
Wycliffe	Wycliffe Mill	NZ116143	River Tees	NK	NK