INTRODUCTION In April 1985, the then Archaeological Survey of Merseyside was advised by St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council of a planning proposal to re-route a sewer pipe in Newton-le-Willows. The work was to involve the construction of a manhole within the ruins of the water-mill (NGR SJ 5927 9528) which stands on the west bank of Newton Brook, southeast of Newton-le-Willows church and west of Mill Lane (Figure 12). The existing mill remains appeared to date from the 18th century, but documentary evidence suggested that there had been a mill…
Read More >>1985: Excavation and Survey at Newton Mill, Newton-le-Willows.
