List of windmills in Nottinghamshire

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Extant windmills in Nottinghamshire.
1 Blidworth, 2 Carlton-on-Trent, 3 Caunton, 4 Coddington, 5 Eakring, 6 East Bridgford, 7 East Bridgford, 8  East Markham, 9 Elston, 10 Everton, 11 Gringley-on-the-Hill, 12 Newark on Trent, 13 North Leverton, 14  Norwell, 15 Sneinton, 16 Sutton-in-Ashfield, 17 Sutton-on-Trent, 18 Tuxford, 19 Tuxford, 20 Warsop, 21  Whatton

This is a list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire.

Contents

Locations

B - C

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Balderton Tower Standing 1934 [1]
Beckingham Tower Standing in 1934 [1]
Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire Besthorpe Mill
SK 883 651 		Post 1746 [2] Standing in 1946 [1]
Windmill World
Blidworth Blidworth Mill
SK 586 558 		Tower Early 19th century [3] Windmill World
BlidworthRoving Molly post Moved to Hemswell, Lincolnshire, 1850s [4]
Bradmore Burnt down 5 November 1880 [5]
Carlton-on-Trent Carlton Mill
SK 802 645 		Tower Early 19th century [6] Windmill World Carlton Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1432747.jpg
Caunton Caunton Mill
SK 743 603 		Tower Early 19th century [7] Windmill World Caunton Mill-geograph.org-3122964.jpg
Clarborough 1828 [5] 1828 [5]
Coddington Coddington Mill
SK 832 536 		Tower Late 18th century [8] Windmill World Windmill conversion - geograph.org.uk - 213837.jpg
Cossall 1827 [5] 1827 [5]
Costock post
Cropwell Bishop Blown down [5]

E - G

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Eakring Eakring Mill
SK 673 624 		Tower Early 19th century [9] Windmill World
East Bridgford Stokes' Mill
SK 703 443 		Tower 1844 [10] Windmill World Stokes' Mill, East Bridgford - geograph.org.uk - 1555301.jpg
East BridgfordKneeton Hills Mill
SK 691 430 		Tower 1769 [11] Windmill World Kneeton Hills Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1599213.jpg
East Farndon Burnt down 22 August 1895 [5]
East Markham Cleveland Mill
SK 730 725 		Tower c. 1840 [12] Windmill World Converted windmill - geograph.org.uk - 595945.jpg
Edwinstowe Post
Elston Elston Mill
SK 760 477 		Tower Mid-19th century [13] Windmill World Windmill, Elston - geograph.org.uk - 1620085.jpg
Everton Longbottom's Mill
SK 692 904 		Tower c. 1830 [14] Windmill World Longbottom's Mill-geograph.org-1889339.jpg
Farndon Post
Farnsfield Mansfield Road [15]
FarnsfieldStation Lane [15]
Fiskerton Fiskerton Mill
SK 730 510 		Post Windmill World
Grassthorpe Post Moved to Tuxford, 1870 [4]
Gringley-on-the-Hill Post
Gringley-on-the-HillGringley Mill
SK 730 905 		Tower c. 1830 [16] Windmill World Gringley Mill-geograph.org-4047524.jpg

H - M

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Harby Harby Mill
SK 877 707 		Tower 19th century [17] Windmill World Harby Mill - geograph.org.uk - 108650.jpg
Hucknall Sick Club Mill [4] Post Moved in 1790
Kersall Post Blown down November 1840 [5]
Keyworth Tower Standing in 1934 [1]
Kimberley West Mill
SK 488 453 		Post Windmill World
KneesallSmith's Mill [5]
Laxton post Laxton windmill.jpg
Lenton Post
Mansfield 1822 [5] 1822 [5]
Mansfield1841 [5] 1841 [5]
Markham Clinton Tower Standing in 1934 [1]
Mattersey 1539 [18] 1539 [18]
Misterton Misterton Mill
SK 784 944 		tower Windmill World

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LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Newark-on-Trent Farndon Mill
SK 780 527 		Tower 1823 [19] Windmill World Farndon Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 737785.jpg
Newark-on-Trent Post Moved to Nottingham (Forest Mill #1) [4]
Newark-on-Trent Post 1854 [5]
Newark-on-TrentClubber's Mill [5] 1841 [5] 1841 [5]
Newark-on-TrentWinthorpe Road1823 [5] 1823 [5]
Newton Shelford Mill
SK 680 422 		Post Early 19th century [20] Demolished 1952 [4]
Windmill World 		Newton Windmill.jpg
North Leverton Subscription Mill
SK 776 820 		Tower 1813 [21] Working windmill open to the public

Windmill World

North Leverton Windmill, Nottinghamshire - geograph.org.uk - 22092.jpg
North Muskham Post Standing in 1934 [1]
North Muskham Tower Standing in 1934 [1]
North Wheatley Tower 1841 [5] Standing in 1934 [1]
Norwell Norwell Mill
SK 774 617 		Tower 1852 [22] Windmill World Norwell Mill-geograph.org-2236128.jpg
Nottingham Early 13th century [23] Early 13th century [23]
NottinghamRadford Mill
SK 547 409 		Post Windmill World
NottinghamForest Mill #1 Post Demolished [4]
NottinghamForest Mill #2 Post Moved to Brighton, Sussex [4]
NottinghamForest Mill #3 Post Moved to Edwinstowe [4]
NottinghamForest Mill #4 Post 1831 [4] Moved to Farndon [4]
NottinghamForest Mill #5
Roving Molly		 Post Moved to Blidworth
NottinghamForest Mill #6 Post Moved to Kegworth, Leicestershire [4]
NottinghamForest Mill #7 Post Moved to Lenton [4]
NottinghamForest Mill #8 Post Moved to Newton [4]
NottinghamForest Mill #9 Post Moved to Redmile, Leicestershire [4] 1835 [24]
NottinghamForest Mill #10 Post Moved to Strelley [4]
NottinghamForest Mill #11 Post
NottinghamForest Mill #12 Post
NottinghamForest Mill #13 Tower

O - S

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Ossington (two mills)1338 [25] 1338 [25]
Retford Clarborough HillBurnt down 15 January 1896 [5]
Sneinton SK 587 398 Post Moved within Sneinton, 1807 [26]
Sneinton Green's Mill
SK 587 398 		Tower 1807 [26] Windmill World
Website 		Green's windmill.jpg
SneintonWindmill Lane Mill Post 1807 [26] Blown down 1836 [5]
South Clifton 1814 [5] 1814 [5]
South Leverton Tower Standing in 1936 [1]
South Leverton Subscription Mill Tower demolished [4]
Southwell Burnt down 26 November 1843
Strelley post
Sutton-in-Ashfield Mill Street Post Blown down 1818 [27]
Sutton-in-AshfieldSutton Mill
Lindley's Mill
SK 500 590 		Tower c. 1820 [27] 1895
Windmill World 		Lindley's Mill-geograph.org-4274082.jpg
Sutton-on-Trent Smock Blown down July 1845 [5]
Sutton-on-TrentSutton Mill
SK 798 655 		Tower c. 1814 [28] Windmill World Sutton on Trent Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 92367.jpg

T - W

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Tuxford Mill Mount Mill
SK 733 718 		Tower 1812 [5] Windmill World
Website 		Windmill, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire - geograph.org.uk - 28421.jpg
Tuxford Composite 1870 [4] Standing in 1936 [1]
TuxfordStone End Mill
SK 761 693 		Tower Mid-19th century [29] Windmill World Windmill conversion at Stone Road, nr Tuxford, Nottinghamshire - geograph.org.uk - 167729.jpg
TuxfordLongbottom's Mill1885 [5]
Upton Upton Mill
SK 736 548 		Post Windmill World Post mill roundhouse in Upton, Nottinghamshire - geograph.org.uk - 473855.jpg
Walkeringham Clark's Mill1852 [5]
Warsop Forest Mill
SK 581 664 		Tower Early 19th century [30] Windmill World Forest Mill, Bradmer Hill, Warsop - geograph.org.uk - 473853.jpg
Whatton Whatton Mill
SK 743 392 		Tower c. 1820 [31] Windmill World
Winkburn 1338 [25] 1338 [25]

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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Nottinghamshire County of England

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Newark and Sherwood Non-metropolitan local government district in Nottinghamshire, England

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Rushcliffe Borough in England

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Newark (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

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Redmile Human settlement in England

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Tuxford Human settlement in England

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Egmanton Village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England

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Eakring Human settlement in England

Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 Census was 419. There was sizeable oil production there in the mid-20th century.

Carlton in Lindrick Village in north Nottinghamshire, England

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Kersall Human settlement in England

Kersall is a hamlet and civil parish within the Newark and Sherwood district of central Nottinghamshire, England.

References

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  2. ↑ Historic England. "WINDMILL AT MILL FARM, SAND LANE (south side), BESTHORPE, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1369946)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, MAIN STREET (north side), BLIDWORTH, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1370169)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Wailes, Rex (1954). The English Windmill. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 1515, 171–72.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "THE MILLER'S OTHER TALE". Nottingham City Council. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
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  7. ↑ Historic England. "CAUNTON WINDMILL, MILL LANE (south side), CAUNTON, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1178722)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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  17. ↑ Historic England. "WINDMILL NORTH OF WIGSLEY ROAD, WIGSLEY ROAD (north side), HARBY, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1156678)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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  25. 1 2 3 4 "THE PRECEPTORY OF OSSINGTON". British History Online. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  26. 1 2 3 "A Short History of Green's Mill". Nottingham City Council. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
  27. 1 2 Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, PROSPECT PLACE (south side), SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1234883)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 17 May 2009.
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