There is evidence from the 13th century for a mill at Barugh. By 1931 the mill is no longer named on maps indicating it has fallen out of use. Parts of the mill were later demolished. The weir that remains on site was built for the Barnsley Canal in 1871 rather than the mill. (Umpleby 2000, 122-3). The canal closed in 1953 and has been filled in along this stretch (Glister 1996, 219). There is no legibility of the use of the site prior to the construction of the mill.