Midland Mills UK 2006 Open to the public. The Midland Mills Round Trip

Here is a list of 34 mill sites open to the public during 2006
Windmills:
1. Berkswell SP 249757
2. Chesterton SP 348594
3. Danzey Green (Avoncroft) SO 952682
4. Green’s SK 586398
5. Heage SK 367508
6. Hough SK 410171
7. North Leverton SK 775820
8. Whissendine SK 823142
9. Woodhouse Eaves SK 526143
10. Wymondham SK 850190

Water Mills for corn grinding:
11. Brindley’s (Leek) SJ 977569
12. Bunbury SJ 573581
13. Caudwell’s SK 255657
14. Charlecote SP 259572
15. Claybrooke SP 499891
16. Daniel’s (Bridgnorth) SO 718918
17. Kynnersley Arms, Leighton SJ 610055
18. Mortimer’s Cross SO 427637
19. Nether Alderley SJ 844763
20. New Hall SP 133945
21. Sarehole SP 098818
22. Shepshed SK 482204
23. Shugborough SJ 992225
24. Stainsby SK 453640
25. Wellesbourne SP 284544

Watermills for other industries:
26. Cheddleton Flint SJ 970526
27. Churchill Forge SO 883796
28. Cromford (Arkwright’s) SK 297569
29. Derby Silk SK 355366
30. Dunham Massey SJ 735875
31. Forge Needle (Redditch) SP 046685
32. Masson SK 294573
33. Quarry Bank (Styal) SJ 835831
34. Strutt’s North, Belper SK 3500475

The average distance between the mills is 43.6 miles, with a minimum distance of 0.3 miles and a maximum distance of 112.1 miles between pairs of mills.
This would imply a round trip of nearly 1,500 miles if the mills were visited in a random order.
However, computer analysis reveals that the total round trip can be cut to about 450 miles if the mills are visited in a specific order.
The shortest route can be obtained by visiting the mills in the following order:
Warwick area 2 25 14
Bromsgrove area 31 3 27
Ludlow 18
Telford area 16 17
Nantwich 12
Wilmslow area 30 33 19
Leek area 11 26
Shugborough 23
Birmingham area 20 21
Coventry 1
Leicester area 6 9 22
Derwent Valley area 29 34 5 28 32 13 24
North Leverton 7
Nottingham 4
Melton Mowbray area 10 8
Claybrooke 15
Return to Warwick 2

Mill data supplied by David Baddeley, Computer analysis by John Wilcock