Marsh Mill
| Marsh Mill | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Interactive map of Marsh Mill | ||||||||||||
| Origin | ||||||||||||
| Mill location | Thornton, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||
| Grid reference | SD 335 426 | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°52′30″N 3°00′43″W / 53.8749°N 3.0120°W | |||||||||||
| Year built | 1794 | |||||||||||
| Information | ||||||||||||
| Purpose | Corn mill | |||||||||||
| Type | Tower mill | |||||||||||
| Storeys | Five | |||||||||||
| No. of sails | Four | |||||||||||
| Type of sails | Patent sails | |||||||||||
| Windshaft | Cast iron | |||||||||||
| Winding | Fantail | |||||||||||
| Fantail blades | Eight | |||||||||||
| No. of pairs of millstones | Four | |||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
Marsh Mill is an 18th-century tower windmill in Thornton, Lancashire, England. It was built in 1794 by Ralph Slater for local landowner Bold Hesketh. It functioned as a corn mill until the 1920s and has been fully restored. It is a good example of a complete English windmill and has been designated a Grade II* listed building.