Water Mill at Low Mill Farm is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1990. Mill.

Water Mill at Low Mill Farm

WRENN ID
broken-crypt-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North York Moors National Park
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 October 1990
Type
Mill
Address
Water Mill at Low Mill Farm, B1257, Bilsdale Midcable, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE 571 953
Coordinates
54.35045, -1.12221
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Water Mill at Low Mill Farm is a restored watermill, likely dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of coursed tooled sandstone and features a concrete-tiled roof with a stone ridge, copings, and stack. The building is two storeys high and has two bays. There is a boarded door on the right side, and three-light fixed windows are located on the ground floor to the right and on the first floor to the left. To the left, there is a set-back lean-to wheelhouse and a mill race wall that projects to the left. The oak undershot wheel has been restored by Hauxwells of Yarm. The mill has three-bay returns with small casements in the gable ends and a loading door. The rear elevation includes an opening for the shaft.

Inside, the mill features a stout collared principal-rafter roof, with the principals halved at the apex and ashlared at the eaves, with all joints pegged. The machinery is in working order and includes two stones: French burrs for wholemeal flour and Derbyshire grit for barley. There is also an 18th-century stone fireplace with a peat slab.

Local climate

Water Mill at Low Mill Farm receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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