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Stainsby Mill

Stainsby Mill is a grade II listed watermill. Head 1.4 km southeast of Heath to reach it. Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust.

Photo: Stainsby Mill, Ashley Dace (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.4 km

southeast of Heath

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum near Heath

Just outside Heath

Stainsby Mill is 1.4 km southeast of Heath. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Heath has 2 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

In Heath the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 1°65 mm

Feb7° / 1°55 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr13° / 4°53 mm

May16° / 7°53 mm

Jun19° / 10°68 mm

Jul21° / 12°61 mm

Aug21° / 12°60 mm

Sep18° / 9°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 2°76 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Heath, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Heath. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Heath’s full climate →

About

Stainsby Mill

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Close by, Hardwick Hall is 1.8 km away, one of 22 within 15 km.

Heath’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.4 km southeast of Heath
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/hardwick-estate-stainsby-mill

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

The orange dot is Stainsby Mill; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Bases near Stainsby Mill

Home to 11,228 people, Bolsover is the largest of these 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 1.4 km northwest of it

Heath

267 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km east of it

Glapwell

1,559 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km west of it

North Wingfield and Holmewood

9,545 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km south of it

Tibshelf

4,352 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Stainsby Mill is	People	Places to visit
Heath	1.4 km northwest of it	267	5
Glapwell	1.4 km east of it	1,559	5
North Wingfield and Holmewood	1.7 km west of it	9,545	5
Tibshelf	3.5 km south of it	4,352	4
Pilsley and Lower Pilsley	3.6 km southwest of it	3,470	3
New Houghton	3.9 km east of it	1,431	4
Stanton Hill and Skegby	4.2 km southeast of it	4,568	5
Bolsover	4.3 km north of it	11,228	4

Make a day of it

More near Stainsby Mill

Also close at hand are 3 historic houses, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums, among 22 within 15 km.

1Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustHardwick Hall1.8 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageBolsover Castle5.5 km away 3

Historic house · English HeritageSutton Scarsdale Hall3.8 km away 4

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey14 km away 5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryWelbeck Abbey14 km away 6

Historic houseRenishaw Hall13 km away 7

MuseumChesterfield Museum9.1 km away 8

MuseumMansfield Museum9.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Stainsby Mill, answered

Where is Stainsby Mill?

Stainsby Mill is 1.4 km southeast of Heath, Derbyshire.

What is Stainsby Mill?

Grade II listed watermill in Stainsby, Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, England, UK.

Who runs Stainsby Mill?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Stainsby Mill?

June to September are the warmest months in Heath, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Stainsby Mill a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Stainsby Mill?

Within 15 km: Hardwick Hall (1.8 km), Bolsover Castle (5.5 km), Sutton Scarsdale Hall (3.8 km) and Newstead Abbey (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Stainsby Mill: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bolsover Castle: Stephen G Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sutton Scarsdale Hall: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Renishaw Hall: DAVID M GOODWIN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chesterfield Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mansfield Museum: Nottingham311, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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