List of windmills in North Yorkshire

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This is a list of windmills in the English county of North Yorkshire.

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York

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
York Clifton Mill
Lady Mill [1] 		1374 [1] 1444 [1]
YorkClifton Mill
Lady Mill		17721721 [1] 1772 [1]
YorkClifton Mill
Lady Mill [1] 		1817 [1] 1852 [1]
YorkHaxby Road Mill
SE 606 533 		Tower Windmill World
YorkPepper Mill [1] 1575 [1] 1575 [1]
YorkBootham Stray Mill
White Cross Mill [1] 		Post [1] 17721772 [1] Demolished c. 1840 [1]
YorkJunction of Glen Road and Harcourt Street [1] 1852 [1] 1852 [1]
YorkHolgate Mill1366 [1] 1433 [1]
York Holgate Mill
SE 584 515 		Tower Windmill World Holgate Windmill - 2011-12-26.jpg
YorkThe Mount [1] 13th century [1] 13th century [1]
YorkMount Mills [1] 1852 [1] 1852 [1]
YorkYork Field [1] Demolished c. 1620 [1]
YorkYork Field [1] post [1] 1620 [1] 1831 [1]
YorkYork Field [1] Smock [1] 1783 [1] 1825 [1]
YorkClementhorpe [1] Early 16th century [1] 1620 [1]
YorkClementhorpe, Nun Mill [1] 17721689 [1] Demolished c. 1885 [1]
YorkClementhorpe (2nd mill) [1] Early 16th century [1] Gone by 1546 [1]
YorkPaynlathes Croft [1]
YorkBetween Clifton Road and the River Ouse [1] 14th century [1] Early 18th century [1]
YorkFulford Field Mill
Lammel Mill [1] 		1767 [1] 1836 [1]
YorkLendal Tower, York Waterworks [2] 1677 [2] 1677 [2]
YorkHeworth Moor Mill [3] 1569 [3] 1569 [3]
YorkMonkgate [4] Demolished c. 1745 [4]

Other locations

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Acklam 1582 [5] 1613 [5]
Ainderby Steeple 1359 [6] 1359 [6]
Aldborough Post 1814
Aldborough Tower
Alne 1575 [7] 1575 [7]
Appleton Roebuck Appleton Roebuck Mill
SE 544 425 		Tower Early 19th century [8] Windmill World Appleton Roebuck Windmill.jpg
Askham Richard Askham Richard Mill
SE 542 472 		Tower Windmill World Askham Richard windmill-geograph.org-2297876.jpg
Barlby Post
Barlby Tower
Bossall 1830 [9] 1830 [9]
Brompton Brompton Mill
SE 378 968 		Tower Standing in 1914 [10]
Windmill World 		Brompton Windmill.jpg
Cayton Cayton Cliff Mill [11] 1661 [11] 1661 [11]
Claxton Claxton Mill
SE 691 596 		Tower Windmill World
Claxton Brickworks tower
Coatham Station Road Mill Tower 1805 [12] Standing during World War I, gone by 1932. [12]
Church Fenton
Cundall Staynhill1341 [13] 1341 [13]
Danby Wiske 1285 [14] 1285 [14]
Dromonby 1583 [15] 1671 [15]
Dunnington 12951295
Earswick 1323 [16] 1323 [16]
Elvington Elvington Windpump
SE 683 470 		Tower Windmill World Windpump, Elvington Brickyard - geograph.org.uk - 1039734.jpg
Escrick 12901290
Farlington 1588 [17] 1588 [17]
Filey Muston Mill
TA 107 799 		Tower Windmill World Muston Windmill rebuild Filey (geograph 6351667).jpg
Flaxton 1590 [9] 1590 [9]
Follifoot Follifoot mill
SE 325 521 		Tower Windmill World
Fylingdales Peak Mill [18] Standing in 1923 [18]
Guisborough 1540 [19] 1540 [19]
Hawsker Low Hawsker Mill [20]
NZ 922 076 		Tower Standing in 1923 [20] Mill Farm, Hawsker - geograph.org.uk - 198629.jpg
Helperthorpe Sunk post
Heslington Stublowe Myln [21] 1530 [21] 1530 [21]
HeslingtonHeslington Mill Post
HeslingtonHeslington Mill Tower
Holtby 1571 [22] 1616 [22]
Hornby Hornby Mill
NZ 360 054 		Tower Windmill World
Hemlington 1352 [23] 1352 [23]
Huddleston Huddleston Mill
SE 473 336 		Tower Windmill World Huddleston Grange Mill.jpg
Hunmanby 12981298
Hunmanby17321732
Huntington 1322 [16] 1460 [16]
Kellington Kellington Windmill [24]
SE 545 242 		1923 [25] Windmill House Conversion. Another View. - geograph.org.uk - 274580.jpg
Kirk Leavington 1262 [26] 1315 [26]
Kirkbymoorside Kirkbymoorside Mill
SE 696 864 		Tower Windmill World
Kirkleatham 1340 [27]
Little Smeaton Little Smeaton Mill post [28] Demolished August 1961 [28]
Low Hawsker Low Hawsker Mill [20] Standing in 1923 [20]
Malton Malton Mill
SE 793 740 		Tower Windmill World Malton Mill.jpg
Marske 1349 [29] 1560 [29]
MarskeWest Field13th centuryc. 1541 [29]
MarskeWest Field1609 [29] 1609 [29]
Marton 14th century [30] 14th century [30]
Marton16th century [30] 1609 [30]
Martonc. 1834 [31] c. 1865 [31]
Muston Muston Mill
TA 107 799 		Tower Truncated
Northallerton Northallerton JunctionStanding in 1914 [10]
Ormesby 12th century? [32]
Overton 1629 [33] 1664 [33]
Pateley Bridge Pateley Bridge Mill
SE 166 658 		Tower Windmill World
Pickering Tower [34] 1841 [34] 1841 [34]
Picton 1566 [26] 1657 [26]
Ravenscar Peak Mill
NZ 976 007 		Tower Windmill World Beacon Windmill near Ravenscar - geograph.org.uk - 94016.jpg
Redcar Redcar Windmill
NZ 609 250 		Tower 1836 [35] Standing in 1859. [36]
Riccall 12951295
Riccall Riccall Mill
SE 617 374 		Tower Windmill World Riccall Mill.jpg
Rillington Sunk post
Romanby 1663 [10] 1663 [10]
Sand Hutton The Moor1604 [9] 1604 [9]
Scarborough 1340 [11] 1240 [11]
Scarborough1641 [11] 1641, demolished by 1651 [11]
Scarborough Victoria Mill
TA 036 884 		Tower Windmill World Victoria Mill, Scarborough.jpg
Sillington 1295 [37] 1295 [37]
Sitlington Sandy Lane Mill
SE 277 175 		Tower Windmill World
Skelton-on-Ure Kirby Mill
SE 375 696 		Tower Windmill World Skelton Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 244558.jpg
Skirlaugh Swine Priory [38] 1560s [38] 1611 [38]
South Duffield South Duffield Mill
SE 677 335 		Tower Windmill World Mill Owner's Private Transport - geograph.org.uk - 196637.jpg
Snainton Foulbridge 1273 [39] 1307 [39]
Stainton 15911591 [23]
Stillington 12441244
Stittenham 1633 [17] 1808 [17]
Stutton Stutton Mill
SE 476 421 		Tower Windmill World Old Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 44591.jpg
Thornaby-on-Tees 1575 [23] 1625 [23]
Thornton-le-Clay Thornton Mill
SE 677 657 		Tower Windmill World Old Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 16013.jpg
Tollerton Tollerton mill
SE 514 638 		Tower Windmill World Windmill Farm, Tollerton (geograph 1861285).jpg
Ugthorpe Ugthorpe Mill
NZ 791 115 		Tower Windmill World Ugthorpe Mill.jpg
Ulleskelf Ulleskelf Mill
SE 519 390 		Tower Windmill World The Mill, Ulleskelf - geograph.org.uk - 606378.jpg
West Coatham 1367 [27] 1367 [27]
Warrenby Marsh House FarmDestroyed by fire, 1815. [35]
West Rounton 17th century [40] 17th century
Whitby East Cliff1540 [20] 1540 [20]
WhitbyUnion Mill
Co-operative Mill [41] [42]
NZ 894 111 		Tower 1806 [20] Demolished c. 1923 [20]
Windmill World
WhitbyWren's Mill [20] Demolished 1862 [20]
WhitbyNewholm Mill [20] Tower [20] Newholme Mill, Whitby.gif
Yapham Yapham Mill
SE 790 505 		Tower 1805 Windmill World Yapham Mill (geograph 1845985).jpg
Yarm 1272 [43] 1354 [43]
Yarm1608 [43] 1614 [43]
YarmStanding in 1923 [43]

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.

Sources

Unless otherwise indicated, the source for all entries is:-Gregory, Roy (1985). East Yorkshire Windmills. Cheddar: Charles Skilton Ltd. ISBN   0-284-98721-2. or the linked Windmill World page.

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