List of windmills in Bedfordshire

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Extant windmills in Bedfordshire.
Sharnbrook, 2 Shefford, 3 Stanbridge, 4 Stevington, 5 Thurleigh, 6 Upper Dean

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Bedfordshire.

Contents

Locations

LocationName of mill and
grid reference
TypeMapsFirst mention
or built
Last mention
or demise
Photograph
Apsley Guise Post Demolished c. 1900
Barton-in-the-Clay Barton Mill
TL 0806 2949
Post 18311851
Bedford Mill Street1842Burnt down February 1844
Biggleswade Franklin's Tower
The Steam Mill
TL 189 440
Tower 1860Demolished 1966
Biscot Smock
Bolnhurst Post
Colmworth Post
Cranfield Cranfield Windmill
SP 960 429
tower Demolished 1966
Dunstable TL 014 218 Tower Late 18th or early 19th century [1] Windmill World Dunstable Mill-geograph.org-2157006.jpg
Dunstable TL 013 221
Dunstable TL 001 208
Flitwick Standing 1880s
Flitwick Smock c. 1850Burnt down 9 November 1903
Great Barford Smock 1835Demolished 1907
Henlow Smock 1819 [2] Demolished 1935
Houghton Conquest Post Demolished 1830s
Houghton ConquestHoughton Conquest Mill
TL 047 423
Tower 1830s Windmill World Old Mill Site, Houghton Conquest - geograph.org.uk - 382164.jpg
Houghton Regis Smock Replaced by tower mill
Houghton Regis Tower 18th century [2]
Hulcote Hulcote Windmill
SP 949 382
Tower 19th century [2] Demolished c. 1880, machinery to Spaldwick Mill, Huntingdonshire
Windmill World
Husbourne Crawley Pug MillVertical axis1820Demolished c. 1840
Keysoe Post c. 1800Blown down 1948
Leighton Buzzard 12121212
Leighton BuzzardFlemmon's Mill Post Moved to Whipsnade 1860
Leighton BuzzardBeaudesert Mill tower Early 19th centuryDemolished 1890s
Lower Dean Post 1620 [3] Collapsed 20 December 1959 [2]
Lower Dean Post 17651762Rebuilt 1834
Lower Dean TL 041 698 Post 1834Collapsed 1959
Windmill World
Luton Biscot Windmill Post Burnt down 1841
LutonBiscot Windmill Smock 1842Demolished 1938
Markyate TL 056 186 Post [4] 1222 [4] 1222 [4]
MarkyateCaddington Mill [4]
TL 056 186
Post [4] c. 1810 [4] Blown down c. 1815 [4]
Potton Post 1840s1853
Potton TL 213 498 Tower Demolished 1955
Windmill World
Potton windmill.jpg
Riseley Post Standing 1936
Riseley Smock
Sharnbrook Sharnbrook Windmill
SP 998 593
Tower Windmill World Sharnbrook windmill.jpg
Shefford Shefford Windmill
TL 149 395
Tower Windmill World Shefford windmill.jpg
Stanbridge Stanbridge Windmill
SP 962 245
Tower 1800 Windmill World Stanbridge windmill new cap.jpg
Stevington Stevington Windmill
SP 992 528
Post c. 1770 Windmill World Stevington windmill.jpg
Sundon Post Moved to Toddington 1847
Thurleigh Thurleigh Windmill
TL 047 582
Tower 1890 [5] Windmill World Thurleigh windmill.jpg
Toddington Post Demolished c. 1845
Toddington Post 1847Blown down 1880s
Totternhoe Post
TotternhoeDoolittle Windmill
SP 990 202
Tower c. 1820 Windmill World Doolittle Mill, Totternhoe.jpg
Upper Dean Upper Dean Windmill
TL 041 682
Tower 1856 [6] Windmill World Upper Dean windmill.jpg
Whipsnade Post 1860Demolished 1877
Woburn Woburn Windmill
SP 941 329
Smock Demolished 1805
Windmill World
Yelden Post Burnt down October 1877

Locations formerly within Bedfordshire

For windmills in Eaton Socon see List of windmills in Cambridgeshire .

Sources

Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is Howes, Hugh (1983). Bedfordshire Mills. Bedford: Bedfordshire County Council. ISBN   0-907041-06-X.

Maps

Notes

Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.

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References

  1. Historic England. "WINDMILL, WEST STREET (north side), DUNSTABLE, SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE, BEDFORDSHIRE (1146443)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bedfordshire". UK Windmills. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  3. "Nether Dean Mill on Shadbolt Hill". Stodden. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. ISBN   0-9533861-0-4.
  5. Historic England. "WINDMILL, MILL HILL, THURLEIGH, BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE (1114126)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2008-11-02.
  6. "Bedfordshire". UK Windmills. Retrieved 2008-11-02.