List of windmills in Warwickshire

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This is a list of windmills in the English county of Warwickshire.

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Locations

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Allesley 1325 [1] 1325 [1]
Ardens Grafton 17961571 [2] 1796
Atherstone 1753 [3] [4] 1573 [4]
Attleborough Quarry Farm Mill
SP 378 901 		Tower Early 19th century1944
Austrey 1252 [5] 1252 [5]
Austrey SK 300 062 Post 1824Demolished c. 1905
Austrey SK 302 072 Tower 18th centuryDemolished c. 1915
Avon Dassett 1284 [6] 1284 [6]
Avon Dassett SP 412 502 Post 1725 [7] Demolished 1924
Baxterley Common Mill
SP 280 968 		Post 1793Demolished c. 1969
Berkswell Balsall Common Mill
SP 249 759 		Tower 1826 Windmill World Balsall Common Mill, Berkswell.jpg
BerkswellBradnock's Marsh Mill
SP 216 798 		Tower Early 19th centuryTruncated c. 1900
Binley 1291 [8] 1291 [8]
Birdingbury SP 432 678 Post 1675Demolished late 19th century
Birmingham SP 067 862 Demolished c. 1745 [9]
Birmingham Holloway Head Mill
Chapman's Mill [10]
SP 067 862 		Tower 1745 [9] Demolished 1873 [9] or 1878
BirminghamDeritend Heath, Cooper's mill [9] Smock [9] 17311731 [10] 1836 [9]
BirminghamBirmingham Heath Smock [9] 1722
1800		1722Demolished 1849 [9]
BirminghamSpeedwell Mill [10] 1810 [10] 1810 [10]
BirminghamBaskerville's Mill [10] Tower [9] Mid-18th century [10] post 1745 [9] 1789 [9]
BirminghamSoho Mill, [9] Handsworth Gone by 1749 [9]
BirminghamHutton's Mill, Handsworth [10] 1759 [9] Demolished late 19th century [9]
BirminghamHamstead Mill, Handsworth [9] gone by 1682 [9]
BirminghamGreet Mill
Red Hill Mill [9]
Yardley Mill, [9]
Greet [10] 		Post [9] 17251668 [9] 1800 [9]
BirminghamLea Hall Mill
Bach Mill, [9] Yardley [10] 		Post [9] 1800*1800 [9] 1800 [9]
BirminghamNorth of Over Mill (watermill), [10] Erdington 1833 [10] 1833 [10]
BirminghamNorth west of Dwarfeholes Mill (watermill), [10] Erdington1833 [10] 1833 [10]
BirminghamWake Green Mill, [10] Moseley Post [9] 1664 [9] 1819, gone by 1834 [9]
BirminghamSaltley Mill, [10] Saltley Post [9] 1722
1725
1731
1755		17221755, gone by 1760 [9]
BirminghamEdgbaston Mill, [10] Edgbaston 18221810 [9] 1822, gone by 1834 [9]
BirminghamBristnall's End Mill [9] gone by 1794 [9]
BirminghamHoldford Mill [9] 183418341843 [9]
BirminghamBleak Hills Mill, [9] Aston 1814 [9] 1834 [9]
BirminghamSlade Mill, [9] Astongone by 18th century
Bishop's Itchington 1279 [11] 1602 [11]
Bishop's Tachbrook 1557 [12] 1557 [12]
Bretford 1279 [13] 1360 [13]
Bulkington Weston Mill [11] 1277 [11] 1710 [11]
BulkingtonMarston Jabet Mill [11] 1590 [11] 1590 [11]
Burton Dassett Le Stonmilne [14] 13671367
Burton DassettBeacon Mill
SP 394 521 		Tower Late 15th century Windmill World Burton Hills.jpg
Burton Dassett Northend Mill
SP 394 521 		Post 1664Blown down 26 July 1946 Burton Dassett Beacon and Mill.jpg
Caldecote 1794 [15] 1794 [15]
Chapel Ascote 1294 [16] 1341 [16]
Chapel Ascote1547 [16] 1547 [16]
Chesterton Chesterton Mill
SP 349 593 		Tower 1632 Windmill World Chesterton Windmill.jpg
Chilvers Coton 1556 [17] 1556 [17]
Church Lawford 1535 [18] 1535 [18]
Claverdon Post 1803Moved to Shrewley 1832
Coleshill Cole End Mill
SP 198 891 		Tower 1783Demolished early 20th century
Corley Corley Moor Mill
SP 283 850 		Post c. 1800Demolished 1890s
Coventry Foleshill Mill [19] 1682 [19] 1822 [19]
CoventrySowe Mill [19] 1291 [19] Late 14th century [19]
CoventryRadford Road [19] 1411 [19] 1411 [19]
Coventry Spon Street [19] 1411 [19] 1749 [19]
CoventryOutside the New Gate [19] 1583 [19] 1583 [19]
CoventryWhitley Common [19] 1722 [19] 1725 [19]
CoventryWhitley Common (2nd mill) [19] 1725 [19] 1725 [19]
CoventryStivichall [19] 1725 [19] 1725 [19]
CoventryHearshall Common [19] 1716 [19] 1725 [19]
CoventryWhitley Common [19] 1740 [19] 1740 [19]
CoventryWasting's Mill [19] 1807 [19] 1807 [19]
Cubbington 1355 [20] 1355 [20]
Cubbington Post [21] 1860 [21] Demolished 1870 [21]
Dorridge Bentley Heath Mill
SP 166 758 		Tower c. 18301925
Dunchurch West Heath Mill1547 [22] 1547 [22]
Exhall Hall Green Mill
SP 351 855 		Tower 18th century [23] Truncated c. 1923, demolished late 1960s
Fenny Compton 1655 [24] 1655 [24]
Fenny ComptonMill Hill Mill
SP 421 521 		Post 18th centuryCollapsed 24 March 1895
Fenny Compton Post 1655 [25] Demolished 1820s [25]
Fillongley Corley Moor Mill
SP 276 849 		Tower Early 19th century Windmill World
Frankton 1291 [11] 1291 [11]
Grandborough Woolscott 1668 [26] 1668 [26]
GrandboroughWoolscott Mill
SP 507 692 		Tower c. 18201925
Harbury 1279 [11] 1291 [11]
Harbury(2nd mill)1279 [11] 1291 [11]
Harbury(3rd mill)1291 [11] 1291 [11]
Harbury Harbury Mill
SP 372 600 		Tower 1812 Windmill World Harbury Windmill.jpg
HillmortonOffered for sale in 1853 [27]
Idlicote 1279 [28] 1279 [28]
Ilmington 1295 [29] 1697 [29]
Kenilworth Tainter's Hill Mill
SP 290 728 		Tower 1778Converted to water tower
Windmill World 		Tainters Hill water tower - geograph.org.uk - 601846.jpg
Kineton (two mills)1279 [30] 1565 [30]
Kineton Pittern Hill Mill
SP 325 517 		Tower Late 18th century Windmill World Kineton Pittern Hill Windmill.jpg
Kings Norton Weather Oak Hill Mill [9]
Kings NortonHeadley Heath Mill [9]
Ladbroke Early 13th century [31] Early 13th century [31]
Leamington Spa Whitnash Road Mill
Tachbrook Road Mill [32]
SP 318 639 		Tower c. 1777 [32] Demolished 1968
Lighthorne 1316 [33] 1627 [33]
Little Compton SP 270 291 1885Demolished early 20th century
Long Itchington 1347 [34] 1353 [34]
Marton Post Moved within Marton mid-19th century
Marton SP 415 683 Post Mid-19th centuryDemolished c. 1907
MeridenDemolished post July 1811 [35]
Moreton Morrell 1604 [36] 1604 [36]
Monks Kirby Kirby Mill1291 [37] 1721 [37]
Monks KirbyCesters Over Mill1545 [37] 1545 [37]
Napton-on-the-Hill SP 458 613 1543 [38] 1543 [39]
Napton-on-the-Hill Napton Mill
SP 458 613 		Tower c. 1835 [39] Windmill World Napton on the Hill Windmill.jpg
Newbold Revel 1538 [37] 1593 [37]
Newton Regis 1285 [11] 1285 [11]
Northfield Middleton Hall Mill [9] gone by 1722 [9]
NorthfieldShenley Fields Mill [9] 1692 [9] 1692 [9]
Norton Lindsey Norton Lindsey Mill
SP 224 632 		Tower c. 1795 Windmill World Norton Lindsey windmill.jpg
Nuneaton Tuttle Hill Mill [40]
SP 340 933 		Tower 1821 Windmill World Windmill at Tuttle Hill - geograph.org.uk - 892703.jpg
Pailton 1587 [37] 1587 [37]
Packwood Fullard's Mill
SP 170 736 		Tower Late 18th century Windmill World
Pillerton Priors 1552 [41] 1565 [41]
Quinton [42] Lower Quinton Mill
SP 176 473 		Tower Early 19th centuryDemolished spring 1951
QuintonRidgacre Mill [9] gone by 1722 [9]
Ratley Edge Hill Mill
SP 371 470 		Post 1561 [43] 1697 [43]
RatleyEdge Hill Mill
SP 371 470 		Post Early 19th centuryDemolished 1916
RatleyRatley Grange Mill Post 1789 [43] Demolished c. 1900 [43]
Rowington Bouncing Bess
SP 205 705 		Tower 1789 [44] Windmill World Rowington Mill - geograph.org.uk - 40953.jpg
Rugby Hillmorton Mill
SP 541 735 		Tower Late 18th centuryDemolished 1899
Sheldon Lyndon Green Mill [9] gone by 18th century [9]
SheldonWells Green Mill [9] Post [9] 1675 [9] Demolished early 18th century, gone by 1725 [9]
SheldonSheldon Mill [9] Post [9] 1788 [9] 1840 [9]
Shrewley Justice
SP 219 682 		Tower Late 18th centuryDemolished 1949 Justice and Pinchem, Shrewley.jpg
ShrewleyPinchem
SP 218 681 		Post 1832Collapsed 1937 Shrewley Post Mill.jpg
Snitterfield Black Hill Mill
SP 230 591 		Tower Late 18th century1893
Solihull Copt Heath Mill
SP 174 785 		Tower Late 18th centuryDemolished early 20th century
SolihullOlton End Mill
SP 152 813 		Midlands post Mid-19th centuryDemolished c. 1900
SolihullHasluck's Green Mill
Solihull Lodge Mill
SP 101 788 		Tower Late 18th centuryDemolished September 1957
Southam Old Mill
SP 413 622 		Tower c. 1800Burnt down 1849 [45]
SouthamOld Mill
SP 413 622 		Tower 1849 [45] 1948, truncated by 1955
Windmill World
Stockton 1356 [46] 1526 [46]
StocktonRugby Road Mill
SP 435 643 		Post Mid-18th centuryDemolished April 1914 [47]
StocktonRugby Road Mill
SP 436 642 		Tower c. 1865Demolished c. 1923
Sutton Coldfield Maney Hill Mill [9] 1309 [9] 1309 [9]
Sutton ColdfieldLangley Mill [9] gone by 1722 [9]
Sutton ColdfieldHigh Heat Mill [9] Post [9] 1750
1755		1725 [9] 1755, gone by 1788 [9]
Tanworth-in-Arden Danzey Green Mill
SP 129 692 		Midlands Post 1810Dismantled 1969, re-erected at Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in 1975.
Thurlaston Thurlaston Mill
SP 469 710 		Tower 1794 Windmill World Thurlaston - geograph.org.uk - 310415.jpg
Tysoe 14th century [48] 15th century [48]
Tysoe Upper Tysoe Mill
Compton Wynyates Mill
SP 331 426 		tower Early 18th century Windmill World Tysoe Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 6214.jpg
TysoeMiddle Tysoe Mill
SP 336 445 		Post 1752Blown down 1913
Ufton 1291 [49] 1291 [49]
Warmington SP 407 476 Post 17th centuryDemolished c. 1910
Warton Warton Mill
SK 286 031 		Midlands Post Early 19th centuryDemolished c. 1923
Willey 1376 [50] 1376 [50]
Wolfhamcote 1587 [51] 1687 [51]
Wolvey 1553 [52] 1604 [52]
Wolvey SP 439 883 Post c. 18201901
Wooton Wawen Early 17th century [53] Early 17th century
Wooton WawenEdstone House Mill
SP 181 612 		tower 1725Demolished c. 1912

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:-Seaby, Wilfred A, and Smith, Arthur C (1977). Windmills in Warwickshire. Warwick: Warwickshire Museum. ISBN   0-9504239-8-X. or the linked Windmill World page.

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