List of mills in Bury facts for kids

Bury, a town in Greater Manchester, England, was once a very important place for making textiles, especially cotton. Textile mills are like big factories where raw materials like cotton are spun into thread and then woven into fabric. This list tells you about some of the many cotton and other textile mills that used to operate in the Borough of Bury, which includes areas like Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield, and Prestwich.

These mills were a huge part of Bury's history and economy. They provided jobs for many people and helped the area grow. While many of these old mills are no longer used for making textiles, some have been changed into new buildings like apartments, keeping a piece of their history alive.

Mills A-B

Here are some of the textile mills that started with the letters A or B:

• Ainsworth Mercerising Works, Ainsworth Mills, and Ainsworth Vale Works: These mills were all located in Ainsworth.
• Albert Mill: There were two Albert Mills in Whitefield.
• Albert New Mill: Another mill in Whitefield.
• Albion Mill: Located in Prestwich, this mill had 160 looms, which are machines used to weave fabric.
• Albion Mills: Found in Bury.
• Bankside Works: Located in Whitefield.
• Barn Brook Mills: In Bury, this was a large mill in 1891. It had 50,000 spindles and 918 looms, showing how much fabric it could produce!
• Beech Mill
• Beehive Works
• Bentley & Lunn Mills
• Bevis Green Works
• Black Lane Mills (Constellation): This mill in Radcliffe was very big in 1891, with 70,000 spindles and 140 looms. It's now called Constellation Mill.
• Bleaklow Mill: Located in Hawkshaw, this mill had 8,000 spindles and 170 looms in 1891. It has since been turned into an apartment building called Hawkshaw Lodge.
• Bolholt Mills
• Brickhouse Mills: In Bury, this mill had 4,000 spindles and 140 looms in 1891.
• Bridge Hall Works
• Bridge Mills
• Bridge Street Mill
• Britannia Mill: There were two Britannia Mills, one in Woolfold and another in Prestwich. The one in Woolfold had 50 looms and another part had 400 looms.
• Britannia Mills: Two more Britannia Mills, one in Free Town, Bury, and another in Radcliffe. The Radcliffe mill had 8,000 spindles in 1891.
• Brookhouse Mill: In Tottington, this mill had 467 looms in 1891 and was located on the Kirklees Brook.
• Brooksbottoms Mill (The Spinnings): Found in Summerseat, this mill was very large in 1891 with over 61,000 spindles and 1,082 looms. It is now an apartment block.
• Burrs Mill

Mills C-D

Here are some of the textile mills that started with the letters C or D:

• California Mill: In Bury, this mill had 680 looms.
• Canal Mill: Located in Radcliffe, this mill had 390 looms in 1891.
• Chesham Mills: In Chesham, Bury, this was a large mill in 1891, with over 57,000 spindles and 791 looms.
• Cobden Mill
• Commercial Mill
• Cross Mill: In Radcliffe, this mill had 252 looms in 1891.
• Crow Oaks Works
• Crown Mill
• Crystal Mill
• Derby Street Mill
• Dingle Vale Works
• Dumers Lane Mill

Mills E-F

Here are some of the textile mills that started with the letters E or F:

• Egyptian Mills: In Elton, Bury, this mill had 10,000 spindles and 334 looms in 1891.
• Elton Cop Works
• Elton Fold Mills
• Elton Vale Works
• Fern Grove Mills
• Fernhill Mill: Located in Fernhill, Bury.
• Fernhill Mills: Two more Fernhill Mills on Hornby Street in Fernhill, Bury.
• Field Mill
• Fold Mill
• Foundry Mill: In Radcliffe, this mill had 60 looms in 1891.
• Fountain Street North Mill

Mills G-H-I-J

Here are some of the textile mills that started with the letters G, H, I, or J:

• Glen Mill: In Tottington, this mill was quite big in 1891, with 50,000 spindles and 500 looms.
• Gollinrod Mill: Located in Summerseat.
• Heap Bridge Mills
• Higher Mills: In Free Town, Bury, this mill had 7,000 spindles in 1891.
• Hollins Vale Works (Bleachworks): In Unsworth, this mill was used for bleaching fabrics.
• Hollins Vale Works (Dyeworks): Also in Unsworth, this mill was used for dyeing fabrics.
• Holly Bank Mills: In Radcliffe, this mill had 700 looms in 1891.
• Holme Mill: Located in Ramsbottom.
• Hope Mill: There were two Hope Mills, one in Edenfield and another in Radcliffe. The Radcliffe mill had 350 looms in 1891.
• Hope Works: In Holcombe.
• Hudcar Mills: In Free Town, Bury, this mill had over 16,000 spindles and 450 looms in 1891.
• Irwell Bridge Mills: Two Irwell Bridge Mills, one in Bury and another in Ramsbottom.
• Irwell Vale Works: In Radcliffe.
• Irwell Works: Also in Radcliffe.

Mills K-L

Here are some of the textile mills that started with the letters K or L:

• Kenyon Street Mill: In Ramsbottom.
• Kenyons Mill: Located in Hawkshaw.
• Kersal Vale Mill: In Prestwich.
• Kilnecroft Mill
• Kirklees Works: This mill was located on the Kirklees Brook.
• Leemans Mill
• London Vale Works
• Lower Croft Works
• Lumn Mills: In Walmersley.

Mills M-N-O

Here are some of the textile mills that started with the letters M, N, or O:

• Meadow Mill
• Moorside Mill: In Ainsworth.
• Moorside Works: In Bury.
• Moss Lane Works
• Mossfield Mills: In Bury, this mill had over 3,000 spindles and 110 looms in 1891.
• Mount Pleasant Mill: In Walmersley, this mill had 250 looms in 1891.
• Mount Sion Works
• New Road Mills
• New Victoria Mills: On Wellington Street in Bury, this was a large mill in 1891 with 30,000 spindles and 520 looms.
• Nursery Mills: In Chapelfield, Whitefield, this mill had 70 looms in 1891.
• Old Ground Mill
• Olive Bank Mill

Mills P-Q-R-S

Here are some of the textile mills that started with the letters P, Q, R, or S:

• Paradise Mill: On John Street in Bury.
• Pilot Mill: On Alfred Street in Bury.
• Stanley Mill: In Whitefield, Greater Manchester, this mill had about 300 looms in 1891.

Mills T-U-V

Here is a textile mill that started with the letter T:

• Tottington Mill

Mills W-X-Y-Z

Here are some of the textile mills that started with the letters W, X, Y, or Z:

• Whitefield Mill: In Whitefield, this mill had 232 looms in 1891.
• Whitefield New Mill: Also in Whitefield, this mill had 274 looms in 1891.
• Wood Street Mill: On James Street in Bury.

Images for kids

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  Black Lane Mills, now known as Constellation Mill.

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  Bleaklow Mill, converted into apartments.

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  Canal Mill in Radcliffe.

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  Holme Mill in Ramsbottom.

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  New Victoria Mills in Bury.

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  Paradise Mill in Bury.

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  Pilot Mill in Bury.

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  Wood Street Mill in Bury.