Fringill mill was originally built between 1822 and 1834 as a water-powered flax mill spinning heavy yarn for twine and rope making. In the late 1880s a corn mill was added to the complex. By 1985 when it ceased operations it was the only flax spinning mill in England. Cottages from the early and late 19th century are also present. These housed linen weavers and the mill owner. This mill was always water-powered by a waterwheel which is still under the building, and was fed from three dams which you can see if you walk a little further up the lane. Supplementary power was successively provided by a steam engine, a gas engine,  diesel engine and finally by an electric motor. This supplement was needed because the water supply was insufficient for more than four weeks work. The flax and corn mills at this site shared a power-source. Although the mill had a waterwheel the flow was not sufficient to power the mill permanently and so several additional means were added, including this electric motor. The mill was in service until 1985 and was converted into houses in 2009.