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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
Cookham Sutton Farm Titt iron wind engine 1894
Easthampstead Caesars Camp
Faringdon Wadley House Titt iron wind engine 1900
Lockinge Lockinge Downs Titt iron wind engine 1895
Slough Salt Hill Mill Smock Moved to Great Thurlow, Suffolk
Slough Salt Hill Mill
(2nd mill)
Smock Moved to Luton, Kent 1848.
Winkfield Chavey Down Mill
Winkfield Maiden's Green Mill
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 Splash mill.jpg

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 Windmill World Bidston Windmill.jpg
Bromborough Bromborough Mills tower 1870 1870
Buerton Buerton Mill
SJ 686 440
Tower Late 18th or early 19th century Windmill World Buerton Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 1594606.jpg
Burland Ravensmoor Mill
SJ 623 530
Tower Early 19th century Windmill World Ravensmoor Mill.jpg
Burton Burton Windmill
SJ 313 745
Post 1771 Demolished, only 8 courses of roundhouse remain.
Windmill World
Gayton Gayton Mill
SJ 278 812
Tower Windmill World Gayton Mill, Cheshire.jpg
Great Saughall Gibbet Mill
SJ 364 723
Tower Late 18th century Windmill World Gibbet Mill, near Woodbank, Cheshire - DSC06461.JPG
Halton SJ 519 829
Helsby Hornsmill, Hapsford
SJ 481 741
19th century
Helsby Helsby Mill Tower
Neston Great Neston Mill
SJ 289 781
Tower Mid-18th century Windmill World
Penketh Penketh Mill Post
Threapwood Bevan's Mill
SJ 442 452
Tower Early 18th century Windmill World Threapwood Windmill.jpg
Upton-by-Chester Dean's Mill
SJ 409 688
Tower c. 1775 Windmill World Upton-by-Chester (17).JPG
Willaston Willaston Mill
SJ 328 785
Tower 1805 Windmill World The mill at Willaston, Wirral.JPG

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 Windmill at Cardewlees - geograph.org.uk - 124575.jpg
Cockermouth Cockermouth Mill
NY 118 308
Tower Early 19th century Windmill World
Hodbarrow Haverigg Mill
SD 184 783
Tower Windmill World Windmill remains, Hodbarrow, Millom.jpg
Langrigg Langrigg Mill
NY 170 455
Tower Early 19th century Windmill World Langrigg Mill-geograph.org-4003248.jpg
Monkhill Monkhill Mill
NY 342 585
Tower Late 18th century Windmill World Converted windmill, Monkhill - geograph.org.uk - 173653.jpg
Wigton Wigton Mill
NY 252 488
Tower Station Villa and Windmill at Wigton - geograph.org.uk - 126839.jpg
Workington Schoose Mill
NY 014 279
Tower Windmill World Schoose mill.jpg

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

SY 691 714
Tower 1710 1710 Windmill World Ruined windmill near Weston, Dorset (geograph 1954380).jpg
Easton Top Growlands Mill
South Mill

SY 692 713
Tower 1710 17th century Windmill World Ruined windmill near Weston.jpg
Gillingham The Kendalls Titt iron wind engine 1895
Melbury Abbas Cann Mill
ST 872 208
Tower 1970 Demolished 2009
Windmill World
Cann Mill, Melbury Abbas.jpg
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 Cleadon Hills Mill.jpg
Easington Jackson's Mill
NZ 409 437
Tower 1832 Windmill World
Easington Thorpe Moor Mill
NZ 412 422
Tower Windmill World
Elwick New Mill
NZ 449 315
Tower Windmill World Elwick Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 344750.jpg
Ferryhill Dean Bank Mill
Broom Mill

NZ 276 326
Tower Windmill World Dean Bank Mill, Ferryhill.jpg
Fulwell Fulwell Mill
NZ 392 595
Demolished c. 1821
Fulwell Fulwell Mill
NZ 392 595
Tower c. 1821 Windmill World Fulwellmillfront1.JPG
Gateshead Windmill Hill Mill Post 1898 1898
Gateshead Windmill Hill (6 mills in addition to that listed above) Post Last one demolished in 1890.
Gateshead Gateshead Mill
NZ 208 614
Tower Windmill World
Gateshead Borough Mill
NZ 2494 6262
Tower 1837 Demolished July 1927.
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 Windmill World
West Boldon West Mill
NZ 354 612
Tower Windmill World
Whickham Whickham Mill
NZ 210 610
Tower c. 1720 Windmill World
Whitburn Whitburn Mill
NZ 407 625
Tower 1790 Windmill World Whitburn Mill.jpg

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 Converted to camera obscura, 1828.
Windmill World
Clifton Observatory.jpg
Dursley Cam Mills Titt iron wind engine 1901
Dursley Titt iron wind engine 1898
Dymock SO 7090 2913 Smock mill Castle Fruit Farm - Lancaster Burne's windmill - geograph.org.uk - 3534907.jpg
Falfield Falfield Mill
ST 6839 9299
Tower 1708 Windmill World
Forthampton (two mills) 1291 1291
Forthampton 1636 1672
Forthampton Alcock's Mill
SO 868 324
Tower 1845 1859
Forthampton Mill Hill Mill 1759 1759
Forthampton Swinley Mill 1538 1544
Frampton Cotterell Frampton Cotterell Mill
ST 673 814
Tower Late 18th or early 19th century 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 Oddington windmill.jpg
Quinton Lower Quinton Mill
SP 176 473
Tower Early 19th century Demolished spring 1951
Siddington Siddington Mill
SU 041 995
Tower Late 18th century Windmill World The Round Tower Siddington - geograph.org.uk - 288060.jpg
Tidenham Folly Mill
Tower
ST 537 949
Windmill World
Warmley Warmley Mill
ST 667 727
Tower 18th century Windmill World A tower on Tower Lane, Warmley (geograph 4890746).jpg

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 Haigh Windmill.jpg

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 1885
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 Looking across Leinthall Moor - geograph.org.uk - 699316.jpg

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 Windmill World Bidston Windmill.jpg
Gayton Gayton Mill
SJ 278 812
Tower Windmill World Gayton Mill, Cheshire.jpg
Great Crosby Moor Lane Mill
SD 329 003
Tower 1813 Windmill World Windmill, Great Crosby, Merseyside.jpg
Lydiate Forest's Mill
SD 380 039
Tower 1768 Windmill World Lydiate windmill.jpg
Prescot Acres Mill Tower 1908 Prescot 1905.jpg
St Helens Ravenhead Mill
SJ 502 942
Tower Late 18th century Windmill World Ravenhead windmill, St Helens.jpg
Wavertree Wavertree Mill Post 1452 1916
Windmill World
Wavertree 1905.jpg
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 Harvest Mouse PH, Heswall.jpg

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 Windmill World Barby Mill - geograph.org.uk - 67711.jpg
Blakesley Quinbury End Mill
SP 623 504
Tower 1832 Windmill World Blakesley - geograph.org.uk - 225513.jpg
Bozeat Post 1937
Windmill World
Braunston Braunston Mill
SP 537 663
Tower c. 1800 Truncated c. 1920
Windmill World
Braunston windmill 26g07.JPG
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 Windmill World Windmill Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 766218.jpg
Great Brington Titt iron wind engine 1894
Hellidon Hellidon Mill
SP 519 578
Tower Late 18th or early 19th century Windmill World Former Windmill, Hellidon - geograph.org.uk - 313106.jpg
Kingsthorpe Kingsthorpe Mill
SP 756 639
Tower Early 19th century Windmill World
Newnham Newnham Mill
SP 575 610
Tower Windmill World Wind Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1181557.jpg
Rushden Rushden Mill
SP 956 653
Smock Windmill World
Silverstone Silverstone Mill
SP 674 443
Tower Windmill World Converted Windmill (Windmill Farm) - geograph.org.uk - 250093.jpg
Strixton 13th century 13th century
Windmill World
Sulgrave Sulgrave Mill
SP 554 459
Tower Windmill World Sulgrave, converted windmill - geograph.org.uk - 1297852.jpg
Tansor Tansor Mill
TL 055 910
Tower Mid-18th century 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 Truncated early 19th century
Windmill World
Bamburgh Castle Mill
NU 182 352
Tower 1835 Windmill World Castle Mill, Bamburgh.jpg
Belford Spindlestone Ducket Mill
NU 147 335
Tower 18th century Windmill World Spindlestone Ducket Mill.jpg
Berwick upon Tweed Berwick Castle (two mills) 1333 Temporary mills, probably demolished 1335 when the Castle Mill, a watermill, was rebuilt.
Berwick upon Tweed Berwick Castle Tower C17th Standing in 1833. Berwick-Upon-Tweed engraving by William Miller after Turner R515.jpg
Chollerton NY 932 720 Tower Windmill World
Great Whittington Whittington Mill
NZ 015 705
Tower 18th century Windmill World Whittington Mill.jpg
Haggerston NU 035 436 Tower Windmill World
Hartley NZ 337 765 Tower
High Callerton Birney Hill Mill
NZ 147 697
Tower 18th century Windmill World Birney Hill Mill.jpg
Hexham Dipton Mill
NY 927 609
tower Windmill World
Newcastle Chimney Mill
NZ 240 656
Smock 1782 Windmill World Chimney Mill, Newcastle.jpg
Newcastle Heaton Mill
NZ 267 658
Tower Early 18th century Windmill World Heaton Mill.jpg
North Shields Billy Mill
NZ 337 691
Tower Billy Mill, North Shields.jpg
Scremerston NU 014 491 Tower
Stannington Plessey Mill
NZ 238 789
Tower 1749 Windmill World Plessey Mill.jpg
Woodhorn Woodhorn Mill
NZ 298 893
Tower Early 19th century Windmill World Woodhorn Mill.jpg
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 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 Ketton Mill.jpg
Morcott Morcott Mill
SK 930 001
Tower Windmill World Morcott Mill.jpg
North Luffenham Tower
Oakham Post
Preston Post Demolished c. 1928
Seaton SP 907 976 Post Demolished c. 1928
Windmill World
South Luffenham South Luffenham Mill
SK 947 025
Tower Windmill World North Luffenham Mill.jpg
Whissendine Whissendine Mill
SK 823 143
Tower 1809 Windmill World Whissendine Mill.jpg

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 Windmill World Cleadon Hills Mill.jpg
Fulwell Fulwell Mill
NZ392 595
Tower c. 1821 Windmill World Fulwellmillfront1.JPG
Newcastle Chimney Mill
NZ 240 656
Smock 1793 upminster 1782 Windmill World Chimney Mill, Newcastle.jpg
Whitburn Whitburn Mill
NZ 210 610
Tower 1790 Windmill World Whitburn Mill.jpg

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 Balsall Common Mill, Berkswell.jpg
Chesterton, Warwickshire Chesterton Windmill

SP 347 593

Tower 1632
Chesterton Windmill, Chesterton - 2016
Tettenhall Wood Tettenhall Mill
SO 873 991
Tower 1818 1818
Walsall Highgate Mill
SP 017 975
Tower 1826 Windmill World The Old Windmill at Highgate, Walsall - geograph.org.uk - 134178.jpg
Wightwick Wightwick mill
SO 871 981
Tower 1720 Wightwick Mill.jpg
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 Windmill House, Weatheroak Hill (geograph 4268582).jpg
Inkberrow Holberrow Green Mill
SP 024 588
Tower 1821
1832
1801 Windmill World Holberrow Green Mill-geograph.org-2868077.jpg
Inkberrow Stonepits Quarry Mill
SP 008 568
Tower c. 1840 Windmill World
Inkberrow SP 038 587 Post 1832 Demolished 1880s
Kempsey Kempsey Mill Tower 1854 Demolished 1875
Redditch Walkwood Common Mill
SP 027 647
Tower 1833 1848, gone by 1885
Redditch Approximately
SP 039 675
Vertical axis mill c. 1780 Demolished c. 1889
Stoke Heath Danzey Green Mill
SO 951 682
Midlands post 1971 Windmill World Avoncroft Windmill.jpg
Stourport-on-Severn Areley Common Mill
SO 803 703
Tower c. 1800 Windmill World The Roundhouse, Areley Kings (geograph 3263002).jpg
Maps

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
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