Heron Corn Mill

{{Short description|Water mill in Beetham, Cumbria, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} [[File:Heron Corn Mill Sluice Head and Leat - geograph.org.uk - 656840.jpg|right|thumb|The sluice head and leat, with the river Bela]] The '''Heron Corn Mill''' is a working 18th-century [[water mill]] on the [[River Bela]] at [[Beetham]], [[Cumbria]], England. The mill and its [[mill race]] are Grade II* [[listed building|listed]],<ref>{{NHLE|num=1087334|desc=Heron corn mill and attached mill race|accessdate=18 April 2013}}</ref> and in 2013 it was awarded a £939,000 grant from the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] for major restoration work.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-20693408|title=Lottery cash to restore Heron Corn Mill|date=13 December 2012|publisher=BBC News - Cumbria|accessdate=18 April 2013}}</ref>

The mill is open to visitors, with regular opportunities to see flour being milled.<ref name="tours">{{cite web|title=Mill Tours and Milling Demonstrations|url=http://www.heronmill.org/mill-tours-and-milling-demonstrations/|publisher=Heron Corn Mill|accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref> The 18th century barn is used as a venue for a range of community and educational activities.<ref name="barn">{{cite web|title=Barn|url=http://www.heronmill.org/barn/|publisher=Heron Corn Mill|accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="whats">{{cite web|title=What's On|url=http://www.heronmill.org/whats-on/|publisher=Heron Corn Mill|accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>

Within the mill site there is also a [[Kaplan turbine]] generating [[hydroelectricity]], some of which is sold to the [[BillerudKorsnäs]] paper mill across the river.<ref name="mills">{{cite web|title=Heron Corn Mill, Beetham|url=https://millsarchive.org/explore/mills/entry/3820/heron-mill-beetham#.Wv2bzZch3IU|website=Mills Archive|publisher=Mills Archive Trust|accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>

A [[fish ladder]] bypassing the weir allows [[salmon]] to pass up the river to breed.<ref name="bela">{{cite web|title=River Bela Association|url=https://scrt.co.uk/our-area/bela/|publisher=South Cumbria Rivers Trust|accessdate=17 May 2018}}</ref>

==See also== {{portal|Cumbria}} *[[Grade II* listed buildings in Westmorland and Furness]] *[[Listed buildings in Beetham]]

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==External links== *{{official website|http://heronmill.org/}} *{{EW charity|1131677|Heron Corn Mill (Beetham) Ltd}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.engineering.lancs.ac.uk/lureg/nwhrm/project/Joule%20Centre%20conf%2008/nht.pdf | title=Engineering Water Turbines: Heron Corn Mill (case study)|publisher=Lancaster University et al}}

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