Boar's Head Mills (Derby, England)

found: Work cat.: Menuge, A. Boar's Head Mills, Old Lane, Darley Abbey, City of Derby, 2006:t.p. (Boar's Head Mills, Old Lane, Darley Abbey, City of Derby) p. 1 (Boar's Head Mills, also known as Darley Abbey Mills, form a large complex of cotton spinning mills and other buildings beside the River Derwent, just north of Derby) p. 2 (textile manufacturing ceased in 1970; since then 2 engineering firms have been the principal occupants, but much of the site is let to smaller firms)

found: Viewfinder www site, 21 Jan. 2008:Derwent Valley page (on the outskirts of Derby lies the settlement of Darley Abbey which developed as an industrial hamlet from the 17th century with corn mills, a paper mill, flint mills and a leather mill; in the late 18th century the Evans family added a large cotton mill and greatly developed the village; Boars Head Mills mostly date from 1789-1830)