A list of windmills in Lancashire, including those now within Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Ainsdale | Ainsdale Mill | Tower | c.1800 | Closure in 1965 and demolition in late 1970s [1] | ![]() | |
Aughton | Aughton Mill | Sunk Post [2] | ||||
Barton-upon-Irwell | 1600 [3] | 1600 [3] | ||||
Bickerstaffe | Bickerstaffe Mill SD 442 048 | Tower | 1756 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Billinge | Billinge Mill | 1641 [4] | 1691 [4] | |||
Birkdale | Birkdale Mill | Sunk Post [2] | c.16th century [5] | Mentioned 1845 [5] | ||
Boothstown | Mid-18th century [6] | Demolished 1874 [6] | ||||
Bretherton | Bank Mill SD 462 208 | Tower | 1741 | Windmill World | ||
Burscough | Mere Mill SD 426 157 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Carleton | Dick's Mill | Tower | Demolished 1886 [7] | |||
Clifton | Clifton Mill SD 464 313 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Culcheth | 1516 [8] | 1593 [8] |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Freckleton | Smock Saw Mill | |||||
Golborne | 1352 [9] | 1367 [9] | ||||
Great Crosby | Moor Lane Mill SD 329 003 | Tower | 1813 [10] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Haigh | Brewery Mill SD 605 089 | Tower | 1845 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Hambleton | Post | 1870s [11] | Demolished by 1934 [7] | |||
Ince | 1558 [12] | 1558 [12] | ||||
Kirkham | Carr Hill Mill SD 431 320 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Kirkham | Treales Mill SD 447 328 | Tower | Late 18th century [13] | Windmill World | ![]() |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Little Marton | Little Marton Mill SD 349 342 | Tower | 1838 | Windmill World | | |
Liverpool | Wavertree Mill | Midlands Post | 1452 | Demolished 1916 | ![]() | |
Liverpool | Edge Hill Mill | Post | 1642 [2] | 1642 [2] | ||
Liverpool | Eastham Mill | 1250 [14] | Destroyed May 1644 [2] | |||
Liverpool | Cathedral Mount [2] | |||||
Liverpool | Hale Mill | Post [2] | Moved to Hale Bank, 1790 [2] | |||
Liverpool | Hale Bank Mill | Post [2] | 1790 [2] | |||
Liverpool | Townsend Mill | 1348 [14] | ||||
Liverpool | Townsend Mill | Midlands Post | 1644 [2] | 1772 | ![]() | |
Liverpool | Gallows Mill | Tower | 1825 | ![]() | ||
Liverpool | Gallows Mill (2nd mill) | Tower | 1825 | |||
Liverpool | Chisenhale Street | Tower | 1814 | ![]() | ||
Liverpool | Chisenhale Street (2nd mill) | Tower | 1814 | |||
Liverpool | Preston Road Mill | Tower | Standing in 1936 [15] | |||
Liverpool | St James's Park | Tower | 1773 [16] | Gone by 1889 [17] | ||
Liverpool | Stanley Park | 1823 [18] | ||||
Liverpool | Springfield Mill | Tower | 1823 [19] | 1907 | ||
Liverpool | Parliament St (two) | Gone by 1889 [17] | ||||
Liverpool | Bootle Lane | Burnt down 1834 [20] | ||||
Longton | Standing 1916 [20] | |||||
Lydiate | Forest's Mill SD 380 039 | Tower | 1768 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Lytham St Annes | Lytham Mill SD 371 271 | Tower | 1803 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Maghull | Standing in 1916 [20] | |||||
Manchester | Deansgate | 1771 [21] | ||||
Manchester | Windmill Street | 1766 [20] | 1811 [20] | |||
Much Hoole | Standing in 1916 [20] | |||||
Ormskirk | Wimbrick Mill | Standing in 1916 [20] | Photo | |||
Parbold | Parbold Mill SD 491 106 | Tower | 1810 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Pilling | Damside Windmill SD 406 487 | Tower | 1808 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Preesall | Preesall Mill SD 367 467 | Tower | 1839 | Windmill World | ||
Prescot | Acres Mill | Tower | Burnt down 9 August 1908 [22] | ![]() | ||
Preston | Craggs Row Mill SD 537 300 | Tower | Early 19th century [23] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Preston | Park Lane Mill | Standing 1916 [20] |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Rimington | Stopper Lane Mill | Smock [2] | ||||
Rufford | Causeway End Mill | Tower | Standing in 1947 [15] | |||
Rufford | Midlands Post | Moved to Warton 1771 [24] | ||||
Salford | 1380 [25] | 1380 [25] | ||||
Singleton | Singleton Mill | Tower [2] | Standing in 1947 [15] | |||
Southport | Titt iron wind engine | 1894 | ||||
Staining | Staining Mill SD 347 366 | Tower | Late 18th century [26] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
St Helens | Ravenhead Mill SJ 502 942 | Tower | Late 18th century [27] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Southport | Tower | Photo [ permanent dead link ] | ||||
Southport | Titt wind engine | 1894 [28] | ||||
Tarleton | Standing in 1916 [20] | |||||
Thornton Cleveleys | Marsh Mill SD 335 426 | Tower | 1794 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Toxteth | Scott's Mill Wilson's Mill | Tower | Demolished c. 1960 | |||
Treales | Treales | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Upholland | Holland Mill SD 513 057 | Tower | 1768 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Warton | Warton Post Mill SD 420 288 | Sunk post (Midlands type) | 1771 [24] | Windmill World | ||
West Derby | 1229 [29] | 1256 [29] | ||||
West Derby | Acker's Mill | 1717 [30] | 1717 [30] | |||
Wrea Green | Wrea Green Mill SD 395 313 | Tower | Windmill World | |||
Wrightington | Harrock Hill Mill SD 511 133 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Weeton | Weeton Mill SD 393 346 | Tower | 1812 | Demolished 1950s? Windmill World |
Mills in bold text are still standing. Known building dates are also indicated in bold. Text in italics indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case.
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