Ingram : Water Mills

A water mill is mentioned in the Inquisitions Post Mortem of Geoffrey de Lucy in 1284 and Sir Thomas Heton in 1353, along with other facilities such as a brewhouse and a forge in 1284. It is quite likely that this mill occupied the same site as the present dwelling labelled Ingram Mill, downstream of the main settlement.

However other mills are known in the township. A mill was included in the holdings in Hartside sold by Thomas son of John of Hartside in 1340 (NCH XIV (1935), 475).  The remains of this structure have not been identified on the ground and it may have been lain some distance from the village. In contrast, the water mill site identified at Ingram Farm is probably much later in date, representing a farm mill of the late 18th or early-mid 19th century. The mill leet canalising the water from various streams still flows through the village today.

(Information supplied by the North East Mills Group)

Site Name : Ingram Mill

• Grid Reference:  NU025164
• First recorded 1353
• Last recorded 1860s

The mill is mentioned in various estate surveys since 1353 with it being held by the vicar of Ingram in 1561. The 1827 directory lists a John Armstrong as miller while in 1841 & 55 Andrew Waugh is farmer and miller (Griffith 1974). The 1860s Ordnance Survey marks the mill as a corn mill but subsequent additions appear to indicate that the mill has fallen out of use.

Site Name : Ingram Farm

• Grid Reference:  NU016163
• First recorded 1860s
• Last recorded 1920s

This farm mill stood on the top end of a long race leading to Ingram Mill. A clear race on the 1860 Ordnance Survey indicates the presence of a waterwheel on this site. The 1890s edition of the Ordnance Survey still marks a 'Mill Lead' to the farm and the 1920s edition also appears to show this race.