Ashford Bobbin Mill is a historic building on the edge of Great Shacklow Wood by the River Wye. It was built in 1870 and was originally a bone mill which created fertiliser. The mill was later converted to make shuttles and bobbins for the local mills. Ashford Bobbin Mill is Grade II-listed.

Nixon

August 16, 2020

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Abandoned houses with water wheel, beside a lovely woodland. Not too far from Ashford too.

Cragsman Daz

June 14, 2023

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its like something off the lord of the rings.i was expecting a hobbit to jump out on me ..

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Location: Ashford In The Water, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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