Watermills.

1) Baldock Mill.  In the valley of the Stanley Brook just west of Cat and Fiddle Lane (CLARK).  It was built by a Tupholm lay brother, along with a dam, at some date later than 1175and sold to Francis Pole as Parke Mill.  (It was originally called Le Parke Mille;  it was re-christened Baldock after Henry Baldocke in 1555 (IH).  The last remains of the 18th century brick building with some older stones and a doorway of c.1600 were destroyed c.1930.   *Dams and banks alone remain (C39, GM) *The millpond, inflow leat and sluices are still visible (IH).

2) Borrowash Mill.  This was granted by Peter Pycothe, Lord of Borrowash to William de Grendon who granted it and the alders of the 'island of Borrowash' to Dale Abbey, for the repair of the mill-pond, for the rent of 2s. in silver per annum (C39, GM).

3) Dale Abbey acquired a mill at Kirk Hallam and

4) the moiety of another at Bathley (C39, GM).  This was sold to Robert de Lysurs, who gave it to the canons of Thurgarton.

*a new mill — C misread the Latin (SALTMAN).

1268 - 1269/70 Abbot Simon built *9 mills at Borrowash.  In 1269/70 Sir Thomas Bardulf claimed them, but eventually surrendered the claim and gave Dale Abbey lands in Ockbrook above the site of the (9) mills.

1276 The burgesses of Derby lodged a complaint against the abbot of Dale Abbey and the Bishop of Chester [sic - should have been Coventry and Lichfield] for obstructing the course of the Derwent by dams.
1281 The dispute was still in progress.

1283  The Dale Abbey abbot led nearly 100 armed men against the brethren of Burton Lazars who had occupied one of the mills.  The abbot's-men (including 2 future abbots of Dale) threw the hospitallers out, doing £100's damage.  The Master of Burton Lazars complained to the crown, who told Nicholas de Stapleton and William de Meynill to settle it, with a local jury.  The result is not known.

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