Marsh Mill
| Marsh Mill | |||||||||
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| Mill location | Thornton, Lancashire | ||||||||
| Grid reference | SD 335 426 | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°52′30″N 3°00′43″W / 53.8749°N 3.0120°W | ||||||||
| Year built | 1794 | ||||||||
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| Purpose | Corn mill | ||||||||
| Type | Tower mill | ||||||||
| Storeys | Five | ||||||||
| No. of sails | Four | ||||||||
| Type of sails | Patent sails | ||||||||
| Windshaft | Cast iron | ||||||||
| Winding | Fantail | ||||||||
| Fantail blades | Eight | ||||||||
| No. of pairs of millstones | Four | ||||||||
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Marsh Mill is an 18th-century tower windmill in Thornton, Lancashire, England. It was built in 1794 by Ralph Slater for local landowner Bold Hesketh. It functioned as a corn mill until the 1920s and has been fully restored. It is a good example of a complete English windmill and has been designated a Grade II* listed building.