Union Mills
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Union Mills is a village in the parish of Braddan on the primary road which connects Douglas and Peel in the Isle of Man.
The name of the village was known from 1511 as Mullin Doway (The Mill on the Black Ford). In 1807 a cloth mill was added to the original corn mill by William Kelly. The new company was called 'Flail and Fleece United' and card money issued by the company with the inscription "I promise to pay the Bearer on demand Five Shillings British. (Wm. Kelly) Union Mills (4 Sept. 1811)."
Union Mills village is situated between the 2nd and 3rd milestones on the Snaefell mountain course on the primary A1 road and is part of the Isle of Man TT course used since 1911.
TT Grandstand - St Ninian's Crossroads - Bray Hill - Quarterbridge - Braddan Bridge - Union Mills - Ballahutchin Hill - Glenlough - Ballagarey Corner - Glen Vine - Crosby Cross-Roads - Highlander - Greeba Castle - Appledene - Greeba Bridge - Gorse Lea - Ballagarraghyn - Ballacraine - Ballaspur - Ballig - Doran's Bend - Laurel Bank - Black Dub - Glen Helen - Cronk Urleigh - Sarah's Cottage - Creg Willey's Hill - Lambfell Cottage - Cronk-y-Voddy - 11th Milestone - Handley's Corner - Barregarrow - 13th Milestone - Westwood Corner - Douglas Road Corner - Rhencullen - Birkin's Bends - Bishopscourt - Orrisdale North - Dub Cottage - Alpine Cottage - Ballaugh Bridge - Ballacrye Corner - Quarry Bends - Sulby - Sulby Bridge - Ginger Hall - Kerrowmoar - Glen Duff - Glentramman - Churchtown - Lezayre War Memorial - Sky Hill - Milntown Cottage - Gardener's Lane - School House Corner - Parliament Square, Ramsey - Cruickshanks Corner - Whitegates - Stella Maris - Ramsey Hairpin - Water Works Corner - Tower Bends - Gooseneck - 26th Milestone - Guthrie's Memorial - Mountain Mile - East Mountain Gate - Mountain Box - George's Folly - Black Hut - Verandah - Bungalow Bridge - Bungalow - Hailwood Rise - Brandywell - 32nd Milestone - Windy Corner - 33rd Milestone - Clark's Corner - Keppel Gate - Kate's Cottage - Creg-ny-Baa - Gob-ny-Geay - Brandish Corner - Hillberry Corner - Cronk-ny-Mona - Signpost Corner - Bedstead Corner - The Nook - Governor's Bridge - 38th Milestone
[edit] Sources
Journal Manx Museum Vol 2 #41
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