Furthest upstream was Hutton mill (), just above Bridge End Bridge. A mill race left the river on its left bank and fed a mill much closer to the bridge. In the late 1600s, it was a corn mill and some of the first machinery for cleaning grain to be used in the region was described by Thomas Machell, the rector of Kirkby Thore, who collected a huge amount of data about Cumbria until his death in 1698.
The reference describes a mill located upstream, near Bridge End Bridge. A water channel originating from the river's left bank fed a mill closer to the bridge. In the late 1600s, it was a corn mill and some of the earliest machinery for cleaning grain in the region were described by Thomas Machell, the rector of Kirkby Thore.