Brindley Water Mill

The Brindley Water Mill is a water mill in the town of Leek, Staffordshire, England, built in 1752 by James Brindley. It was restored to working order in the 1970s, and is now a museum. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade II Listed Building.

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Type: Museum
Description: watermill in Staffordshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Brindley Mill”, “Brindley’s Mill”, and “Brindleys Corn Mill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St John’s Mission Room and St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek.

St John’s Mission Room

Church

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St John’s Mission Room is a church.

St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek

Church

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St Edward the Confessor's Church is an active Anglican church in Leek, Staffordshire, England. The building, which dates back to the 13th century, is listed Grade II*. St Edward the Confessor’s Church, Leek is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Brindley Water Mill.

Trinity Church, Leek

Church

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Trinity Church, Leek is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Brindley Water Mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbey Green and Horton.

Abbey Green

Hamlet

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Abbey Green is a small village in the civil parish of Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek.

Horton

Hamlet

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Horton is a village and civil parish in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 781. Horton is situated 2 miles west of Brindley Water Mill.

Thorncliffe

Village

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Thorncliffe is a small village in Staffordshire, England, straddling the Staffordshire Moorlands and Peak District National Park. By 1600 the name Thorncliffe had replaced the settlement's earlier name, Thorntileg, meaning "clearing in thorn trees". Thorncliffe is situated 2½ miles east of Brindley Water Mill.

Brindley Water Mill

Categories: mill building, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.10964° or 53° 6′ 35″ north

Longitude

-2.03542° or 2° 2′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C5V4X57+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 239142391

OpenStreetMap feature

building=mill

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mill

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q4968212

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Highlights include Harrison Park and Leek Hockey Club.

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