King's Mill, Shardlow

Name: King's Mill
Address: Shardlow, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Shardlow

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King's Mill is the traditional crossing point of the River Trent between Castle Donington in Leicestershire and Weston-on-Trent in Derbyshire. The Mill was the farthest point that traffic from the River Humber could progress. A lock was installed here to make the river navigable but the business eventually collapsed due to competition with the Trent and Mersey Canal. The mill was used for grinding flints for the pottery industry, locally mined plaster, and dyestuffs when it was owned by Samuel Lloyd of the Birmingham banking company. ()

Coordinates: 52°50'36"N, 1°23'2"W

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Shardlow United Kingdom

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Day trips

King's Mill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Donington Park, Donnington park, Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Staunton Harold Sailability Trust.

1 miS
Popular track with hairpins and inclines
Donington Park, Derby
25 min walk • Donington Park is a motorsport circuit located near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England. The circuit business is now owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, and the surrounding Donington Park Estate, still owned by the Wheatcroft family, is currently under lease by MotorSport Vision until 2038.
1.4 miSE
Museum
Donnington park, Castle Donington
35 min walk • The Donington Grand Prix Collection, sometime known as the Donington Grand Prix Exhibition, was a museum of motor racing cars, based at the Donington Park motor racing circuit in Leicestershire, England.
2.7 miS
Church
Church of St Mary and St Hardulph
68 min walk • The Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph is the Church of England parish church of Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England. The church has also been known as Breedon Priory and as the Holy Hill Monastery.
3.2 miSW
52°48'50"N • 1°26'30"W
Staunton Harold Sailability Trust, Melbourne
81 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Sailing, Playground
2.3 miSW
Church
St Michael with St Mary's Church, Melbourne
59 min walk • St Michael and St Mary's Church, Melbourne is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Melbourne, Derbyshire.
2.2 miNE
Church
St James' Church, Shardlow
57 min walk • St James’ Church, Shardlow is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Shardlow, Derbyshire.
1.2 miN
Church
All Saints' Church, Shardlow
30 min walk • All Saints’ Church, Aston upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire.
2.7 miW
Park
Swarkestone Hall Pavilion
68 min walk • Swarkestone Hall Pavilion, also known as Swarkestone Stand and The Grandstand, is a 17th-century pavilion 200 metres north of the ruins of Swarkestone Hall, Swarkestone, Derbyshire. It is a Grade I listed building south of Chellaston on the A514. The pavilion was constructed between 1630 and 1632.
2.8 miW
Bridge
Swarkestone Bridge
72 min walk • Swarkestone Bridge is a medieval bridge crossing the River Trent between the villages of Swarkestone and Stanton by Bridge, about 6 miles south of Derby. It is currently Grade I Listed and a scheduled monument.
1.9 miE
Church
Wesleyan Chapel, Castle Donington
48 min walk • Bishop Street Methodist Chapel, also known as the Wesleyan Chapel, is church overlooking Town Hall Square in Leicester, England, U.K.
2.8 miW
Church
St James' Church, Swarkestone
72 min walk • St James’ Church, Swarkestone is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Swarkestone, Derbyshire.