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These are two water mills on the river Churnet at Cheddeton, 3 miles south of Leek in North Staffordshire and on the outskirts of the Peak District. The north mill (on left) was a Flint mill, built in the late 18th century and the other was a corn mill, dating originally from the 13th century and converted into a Flint mill in the 19th century. The flint was ground by the mills and then sent via the nearby Caldon Canal (I’m standing on towpath) to the pottery factories of Stoke-on-Trent, where it was used in earthenware pottery. The mills are grade II listed buildings and are run by a trust and are open to the public. There is a small museum with cottage kilns, a canal boat and steam engines.

The mill complex includes two separate water mills, a miller’s cottage, two flint kilns, a drying kiln and outbuildings.

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