List of windmills in the United Kingdom

This is a list of windmills and windpumps in the United Kingdom.

England

The list is divided into the current ceremonial counties of England:

Bedfordshire

See List of windmills in Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Bracknell	Amen Corner Mill				Demolished by 1936[1]
Cookham	Sutton Farm	Titt iron wind engine		1894
Easthampstead	Caesars Camp[2]
Faringdon	Wadley House	Titt iron wind engine		1900
Lockinge	Lockinge Downs	Titt iron wind engine		1895
Slough	Salt Hill Mill[3]	Smock			Moved to Great Thurlow, Suffolk[4]
Slough	Salt Hill Mill (2nd mill)[5]	Smock[5]			Moved to Luton, Kent 1848.[5]
Winkfield	Chavey Down Mill[6]
Winkfield	Maiden's Green Mill[6]

Mock mill

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Wraysbury	Splash Mill	Smock		1996[7]

Buckinghamshire

See List of windmills in Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

See List of windmills in Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Windmills in Cheshire, including those now within Merseyside.

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Bidston	Bidston Windmill SJ 287 894	tower		Late 18th century[8]	Windmill World
Bromborough	Bromborough Mills	tower		1870[9]	1870
Buerton	Buerton Mill SJ 686 440	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century[10]	Windmill World
Burland	Ravensmoor Mill SJ 623 530	Tower		Early 19th century[11]	Windmill World
Burton	Burton Windmill SJ 313 745	Post		1771[12]	Demolished, only 8 courses of roundhouse remain.[12] Windmill World
Gayton	Gayton Mill SJ 278 812	Tower			Windmill World
Great Saughall	Gibbet Mill SJ 364 723	Tower		Late 18th century[13]	Windmill World
Halton	SJ 519 829
Helsby	Hornsmill, Hapsford SJ 481 741			19th century[citation needed]
Helsby	Helsby Mill	Tower[3]
Neston	Great Neston Mill SJ 289 781	Tower		Mid-18th century[14]	Windmill World
Penketh	Penketh Mill[15]	Post
Threapwood	Bevan's Mill SJ 442 452	Tower		Early 18th century[16]	Windmill World
Upton-by-Chester	Dean's Mill SJ 409 688	Tower		c. 1775[17]	Windmill World
Willaston	Willaston Mill SJ 328 785	Tower		1805[18]	Windmill World

Cornwall

See List of windmills in Cornwall

Cumbria

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Cardewlees	Cardewlees Mill NY 347 513	Tower			Windmill World
Cockermouth	Cockermouth Mill NY 118 308	Tower		Early 19th century[19]	Windmill World
Hodbarrow	Haverigg Mill SD 184 783	Tower			Windmill World
Langrigg	Langrigg Mill NY 170 455	Tower		Early 19th century[20]	Windmill World
Monkhill	Monkhill Mill NY 342 585	Tower		Late 18th century[21]	Windmill World
Wigton	Wigton Mill NY 252 488	Tower
Workington	Schoose Mill NY 014 279	Tower			Windmill World

Derbyshire

See List of windmills in Derbyshire

Devon

See List of windmills in Devon.

Dorset

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Easton	Cottonfields Mill Angel Mill[22] SY 691 714	Tower	1710	1710[23]	Windmill World
Easton	Top Growlands Mill South Mill[22] SY 692 713	Tower	1710	17th century[24]	Windmill World
Gillingham	The Kendalls	Titt iron wind engine		1895
Melbury Abbas	Cann Mill ST 872 208	Tower		1970[25]	Demolished 2009[25] Windmill World

Maps

• 1710 John Hutchins

Durham

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Cleadon	Cleadon Mill NZ 389 632	Tower		Early 19th century[26]
Easington	Jackson's Mill NZ 409 437	Tower		1832[27]	Windmill World
Easington	Thorpe Moor Mill NZ 412 422	Tower			Windmill World
Elwick	New Mill NZ 449 315	Tower			Windmill World
Ferryhill	Dean Bank Mill Broom Mill NZ 276 326	Tower			Windmill World
Fulwell	Fulwell Mill NZ 392 595				Demolished c. 1821[28]
Fulwell	Fulwell Mill NZ 392 595	Tower		c. 1821[28]	Windmill World
Gateshead	Windmill Hill Mill	Post		1898[29]	1898[29]
Gateshead	Windmill Hill (6 mills in addition to that listed above)	Post			Last one demolished in 1890.[30]
Gateshead	Gateshead Mill NZ 208 614	Tower			Windmill World
Gateshead	Borough Mill NZ 2494 6262	Tower		1837[30]	Demolished July 1927.[30]
Newton Aycliffe	Heworth Mill NZ 290 219	Tower			Windmill World
Redworth	Redworth Mill NZ 229 234	Tower			Windmill World
Ushaw Moor	Ushaw Moor Mill NZ 215 438	Tower		1817[31]	Windmill World
West Boldon	West Mill NZ 354 612	Tower			Windmill World
Whickham	Whickham Mill NZ 210 610	Tower		c. 1720[32]	Windmill World
Whitburn	Whitburn Mill NZ 407 625	Tower		1790[33]	Windmill World

East Riding of Yorkshire

See List of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Sussex

See List of windmills in East Sussex

Essex

See List of windmills in Essex

Gloucestershire

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Almondsbury		Titt iron wind engine		c. 1894
Almondsbury	ST 608 839		OS 1830	1777
Arlingham	SO 715 108
Barnwood	SO 841 180			1777
Brimpsfield	SO 933 114		OS 1830	1824
Bristol	Clifton Down Mill ST 566 733	Tower		18th century[34]	Converted to camera obscura, 1828.[34] Windmill World
Dursley	Cam Mills	Titt iron wind engine		1901
Dursley		Titt iron wind engine		1898
Dymock	SO 7090 2913	Smock mill
Falfield	Falfield Mill ST 6839 9299	Tower		1708[35]	Windmill World
Forthampton	(two mills)[36]			1291[36]	1291[36]
Forthampton				1636[36]	1672[36]
Forthampton	Alcock's Mill SO 868 324[36]	Tower[36]		1845[36]	1859[36]
Forthampton	Mill Hill Mill[36]			1759[36]	1759[36]
Forthampton	Swinley Mill[36]			1538[36]	1544[36]
Frampton Cotterell	Frampton Cotterell Mill ST 673 814	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century[37]	Windmill World
Gloucester	SO 831 183	Post
Gloucester	SO 832 185			1455
Gloucester	SO 830 170			1624
Hazleton	Grange Mill SP 078 183	Tower			Windmill World
Newent	Castle Hill Mill SO 720 250	Smock		1920s	Windmill World
Oddington	Martin's Hill Mill SP 212 255	Tower			Windmill World
Quinton[38]	Lower Quinton Mill SP 176 473	Tower		Early 19th century[39]	Demolished spring 1951[39]
Siddington	Siddington Mill SU 041 995	Tower		Late 18th century[40]	Windmill World
Tidenham	Folly Mill	Tower ST 537 949			Windmill World
Warmley	Warmley Mill ST 667 727	Tower		18th century[41]	Windmill World

Greater London

See List of windmills in Greater London

Greater Manchester

Windmills that survive today within Greater Manchester. Historic windmills will be listed under Lancashire.

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Haigh	Haigh Mill	Tower		1845

Hampshire

See List of windmills in Hampshire

Herefordshire

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Ledbury	Wellington Heath Mill Approximately SO 709 408	Post		1798[42]	1885[42]
Moccas	Rollsford Mill SO 361 419	Tower	1832 1835	1832	Windmill World
Ross-on-Wye	Waterworks	Titt iron wind engine
Leinthall Starkes	Leinthall Starkes Mill SO 444 698	Mock Smock			Windmill World

Hertfordshire

See List of windmills in Hertfordshire

Isle of Wight

See List of windmills in the Isle of Wight

Kent

See List of windmills in Kent

Lancashire

See List of windmills in Lancashire

Leicestershire

See List of windmills in Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

See List of windmills in Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire's windmills

Merseyside

Historical mills can be found under Cheshire and Lancashire.

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Bidston	Bidston Windmill SJ 287 894	tower		Late 18th century[8]	Windmill World
Gayton	Gayton Mill SJ 278 812	Tower			Windmill World
Great Crosby	Moor Lane Mill SD 329 003	Tower		1813[43]	Windmill World
Lydiate	Forest's Mill SD 380 039	Tower		1768	Windmill World
Prescot	Acres Mill	Tower			1908
St Helens	Ravenhead Mill SJ 502 942	Tower		Late 18th century[44]	Windmill World
Wavertree	Wavertree Mill [45]	Post		1452	1916 Windmill World

Mock mill

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Heswall	Heswall Windmill	Tower		Mid-1980s	Windmill World

Norfolk

See List of windmills in Norfolk and List of drainage windmills in Norfolk

North Yorkshire

See List of windmills in North Yorkshire

Northamptonshire

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Barby	Barby Mill SP 542 696	Tower		Early 19th century[46]	Windmill World
Blakesley	Quinbury End Mill SP 623 504	Tower		1832[47]	Windmill World
Bozeat		Post[3]			1937[48] Windmill World
Braunston	Braunston Mill SP 537 663	Tower		c. 1800[49]	Truncated c. 1920[49] Windmill World
Cottingham	SP 849 901			1536	1720 Windmill World
Cottingham	Cottingham Mill SP 849 901	Tower		Late 18th century	Truncated 1955 Windmill World
Finedon	Finedon Mill SP 907 724	Tower		c. 1818[50]	Windmill World
Great Brington		Titt iron wind engine		1894
Hellidon	Hellidon Mill SP 519 578	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century[51]	Windmill World
Kingsthorpe	Kingsthorpe Mill SP 756 639	Tower		Early 19th century[52]	Windmill World
Newnham	Newnham Mill SP 575 610	Tower			Windmill World
Rushden	Rushden Mill SP 956 653	Smock			Windmill World
Silverstone	Silverstone Mill SP 674 443	Tower			Windmill World
Strixton				13th century	13th century Windmill World
Sulgrave	Sulgrave Mill SP 554 459	Tower			Windmill World
Tansor	Tansor Mill TL 055 910	Tower		Mid-18th century[53]	Windmill World
Tansor	Tansor Crossroads				Windmill World
West Haddon					Windmill World
Wootton	Wootton Mill SP 759 567	Tower			1902 Windmill World

Northumberland

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Acomb	NY 931 662	Tower		1720[54]	Truncated early 19th century Windmill World
Bamburgh	Castle Mill NU 182 352	Tower		1835	Windmill World
Belford	Spindlestone Ducket Mill NU 147 335	Tower		18th century[55][56]	Windmill World
Berwick upon Tweed	Berwick Castle (two mills)			1333	Temporary mills, probably demolished 1335 when the Castle Mill, a watermill, was rebuilt.[57]
Berwick upon Tweed	Berwick Castle	Tower		C17th	Standing in 1833.[57]
Chollerton	NY 932 720	Tower			Windmill World
Great Whittington	Whittington Mill NZ 015 705	Tower		18th century[58]	Windmill World
Haggerston	NU 035 436	Tower			Windmill World
Hartley	NZ 337 765	Tower
High Callerton	Birney Hill Mill NZ 147 697	Tower		18th century[59]	Windmill World
Hexham	Dipton Mill NY 927 609	tower			Windmill World
Newcastle	Chimney Mill NZ 240 656	Smock		1782[60]	Windmill World
Newcastle	Heaton Mill NZ 267 658	Tower		Early 18th century[61]	Windmill World
North Shields	Billy Mill NZ 337 691	Tower
Scremerston	NU 014 491	Tower
Stannington	Plessey Mill NZ 238 789	Tower		1749[62]	Windmill World
Woodhorn	Woodhorn Mill NZ 298 893	Tower		Early 19th century[63]	Windmill World

Mock mill

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
South Dissington	NZ 129 695	Smock[64]			Windmill World

Nottinghamshire

See List of windmills in Nottinghamshire

Oxfordshire

See List of windmills in Oxfordshire

Rutland

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Greetham	SK 951 131	Smock			Windmill World
Ketton	Ketton Mill SK 972 046	Tower			Windmill World
Morcott	Morcott Mill SK 930 001	Tower			Windmill World
North Luffenham		Tower[65]
Oakham		Post[65]
Preston		Post			Demolished c. 1928[65]
Seaton	SP 907 976	Post			Demolished c. 1928[65] Windmill World
South Luffenham	South Luffenham Mill SK 947 025	Tower[65]			Windmill World
Whissendine	Whissendine Mill SK 823 143	Tower		1809	Windmill World

Shropshire

See List of windmills in Shropshire

Somerset

See List of windmills in Somerset

South Yorkshire

See List of windmills in South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

See List of windmills in Staffordshire

Suffolk

See List of windmills in Suffolk

Surrey

See List of windmills in Surrey

Tyne and Wear

Windmills standing today in Tyne and Wear, historic windmills are listed under Co Durham or Northumberland as appropriate.

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Cleadon	Cleadon Mill NZ 389 632	Tower		Early 19th century[26]	Windmill World
Fulwell	Fulwell Mill NZ392 595	Tower		c. 1821[28]	Windmill World
Newcastle	Chimney Mill NZ 240 656	Smock	1793 upminster	1782[60]	Windmill World[permanent dead link]
Whitburn	Whitburn Mill NZ 210 610	Tower		1790[33]	Windmill World

Warwickshire

See List of windmills in Warwickshire

West Midlands

Windmills standing today in the West Midlands. Historical mills can be found under Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Berkswell	Balsall Common Mill SP 249 759	Tower		1826	Windmill World
Chesterton, Warwickshire	Chesterton Windmill SP 347 593	Tower		1632
Tettenhall Wood	Tettenhall Mill SO 873 991	Tower	1818	1818
Walsall	Highgate Mill SP 017 975	Tower		1826	Windmill World
Wightwick	Wightwick mill SO 871 981	Tower		1720

Maps

• 1818 C & G Greenwood

West Sussex

See List of windmills in West Sussex

West Yorkshire

See List of windmills in West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

See List of windmills in Wiltshire

Worcestershire

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Alvechurch	Weatheroak Hill Mill SP 059 740	Tower	1821	1821	Windmill World
Inkberrow	Holberrow Green Mill SP 024 588	Tower	1821 1832	1801	Windmill World
Inkberrow	Stonepits Quarry Mill SP 008 568	Tower		c. 1840[66]	Windmill World
Inkberrow	SP 038 587	Post[42]		1832	Demolished 1880s
Kempsey	Kempsey Mill	Tower[67]		1854[67]	Demolished 1875[67]
Redditch	Walkwood Common Mill SP 027 647	Tower[42]		1833[42]	1848, gone by 1885[42]
Redditch	Approximately SP 039 675	Vertical axis mill[42]		c. 1780[42]	Demolished c. 1889[42]
Stoke Heath	Danzey Green Mill SO 951 682	Midlands post		1971[68]	Windmill World
Stourport-on-Severn	Areley Common Mill SO 803 703	Tower		c. 1800	Windmill World

Maps

• 1821 C & G Greenwood
• 1832 Ordnance Survey

Northern Ireland

Ballycopeland Windmill in County Down, Northern Ireland

• See List of windmills in Northern Ireland

Scotland

See List of windmills in Scotland

Wales

See List of windmills in Wales

See also

• Windmills in the Channel Islands
• Windmills in the Isle of Man
• Watermills in the United Kingdom