List of windmills in Wales

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This is a list of windmills in Wales.

Locations

Anglesey

There were 49 windmills in Anglesey, the most of any county in Wales. [1]

Contents

See List of windmills in Anglesey.

Carmarthenshire

There was one windmill in Carmarthenshire.

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Machynys Machynys Brick & Tile Co Ltd [2] 1900 [2] 1900 [2]

Ceredigion

There were four windmills in Ceredigion. [1]

Conwy

There was one windmill in Conwy County Borough. [1]

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Llandudno Melin Hen Dŵr
SH 804 812 		Tower [3] Early 18th century [3]

Denbighshire

There were three windmills in Denbighshire. [1]

Flintshire

There were five windmills in Flintshire. [1]

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Trefynnon Groes Onnen Tower [3] Melin Trefynnon, Holywell.jpg
Whitford Melin Garreg
SJ 1336 7826 		Tower [1]

Glamorgan

There were twelve windmills in Glamorgan, [1] not including the Titt engine.

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Caswell Bay [4]
Llantrisant Y Billy Wynt
ST 042 835 		Tower [3] Billy Wynt - geograph.org.uk - 1709398.jpg
Llantwit Major SS 9614 6856 Tower [1]
Llantwit Major Melin Frampton
SS 972 693 		Tower [3] 1820 [3] Llantwit Major Windmill.jpg
Monknash Melin Monknash
SS 919 706 		Tower [3]
Radyr Titt iron wind engine 1894 [5]
St Donats Tower Standing in 1815 Near St. Donats.jpeg
Sully Hayes Farm Mill
ST 1410 6789 		Tower [1] Hayes Farm Mill, Sully.jpg
Swansea Kilvey Hill Mill [6] Tower [6] Demolished by 1957 [6] Windmill Ruin on Kilvey Hill (geograph 2447785).jpg
Wick SS 9258 7199 Tower [1] Wick Windmill.jpg
Wick SS 924 721 Tower [3] 18781878 [3]

Gwynedd

There were four windmills in Gwynedd [1]

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Llanengan SH 297 275 tower [3]
Mynytho Melin Foel Fawr
SH 305 320 		Tower [3] Melin Foel Fawr, Mynytho.jpg

Monmouthshire

There were two windmills in Monmouthshire. [1]

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Llancayo Melin Llancayo
SO 365 030 		Tower [3] 1813 [3] Melin Llancayo, Usk.jpg
Rogiet Melin Rogiet
ST 455 883 		Tower [3] 16th century [3] Grade II listed in 1995 [7] Rogiet windmill.jpg

Pembrokeshire

There were nine windmills in Pembrokeshire. [1]

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Angle SM 8668 0190 tower Early 19th century [3] Truncated [1] Windmill in Angle, Pembrokeshire-geograph.org.uk-3830232.jpg
Dale Dale Windmill
SM 809 062 		tower [1] Dale Mill.jpg
Tyddewi Twr y Felin
SM 758 251 		tower [3] 1806 Former Windmill at Twr-Y-Felin Hotel (geograph 3468670).jpg

Powys

There were two windmills in Powys. [1]

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Bettisfield Melin Bettisfield
SJ 472 349 		Tower [3] Converted to dwelling Bettisfield Windmill (geograph 6667810).jpg
See also

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

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  2. 1 2 3 "Machynys". Llanelli History. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Windmills of Wales". Windmill World. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Caswell". welshwales.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  5. ↑ Major, J Kenneth (1977). The Windmills of John Wallis Titt. The International Molinological Society.
  6. 1 2 3 Skilton, Charles (1957). British Windmills and Watermills. London: Collins. p. 32.
  7. ↑ "Old Windmill, Rogiet, Monmouthshire".
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