List of windmills in Wiltshire

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Extant windmills (blue) and former sites (red) in Wiltshire.
1 East Knoyle, 2 Chiseldon, 3 Great Bedwyn, 4 Swindon, 5 West Gomeldon

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Wiltshire.

Contents

Locations

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Aldbourne 1311 [1] 1311 [1]
Aldbourne SU 270 761 Tower Demolished 1900 [1]
Amesbury Amesbury Junction Titt iron wind engine [2]
Boyton Titt iron wind engine [2] 1894
Burderop Burderop Estate Titt iron wind engine [2] 1899
Bradford on Avon Bradford Mill
ST 828 612 		Tower [3] 1808 [3] Cap and sails blown off c. 1818 [3]
Windmill World 		Bradford on Avon Windmill-geograph.org-2208660.jpg
Calne Bowood House Titt iron wind engine [2] 1900
Chiseldon Saxon Mill
SU 170 799 		Tower Early to mid-19th century [4] Dismantled, moved to Swindon
Windmill World
Chitterne Elm Farm Mill
ST 999 443 		Post [2] 1841 [2] 1841 [2]
Chute 1305 [5] c. 1331 [5]
Chute17731773 [5] Demolished 1930s [5]
Clyffe Pypard Woodhill14th century [6] Mid-17th century [6]
Codford St. Mary Titt iron wind engine [2] 1893
Devizes South Mill, Devizes Castle Tower [7] c. 1720 [8] Demolished c. 1840 [9]
DevizesNorth Mill, Devizes Castle
SU 001 614 		Tower c. 1720 [8] Incorporated into Devizes Castle, 1860s [10]
Windmill World
East Grafton 1593 [11] 1593 [11]
East Knoyle East Knoyle Mill
ST 874 310 		Tower c. 1800 [12] Windmill World East Knoyle Windmill.jpg
Foxhill Titt iron wind engine [2] 1896
Fyfield Fyfield MillEarly 19th century [13] Demolished by 1842 [13]
Gomeldon Idmiston Mill
SU 177 358 		Tower Late 18th or early 19th century [14] Windmill World
Great Bedwyn SU 276 616 Post Replaced by tower mill, 1821 [15]
Great Bedwyn Wilton Mill
SU 276 616 		Tower 1821 [15] Windmill World Wilton2.jpg
Heytesbury Tytherington Estate Titt iron wind engine [2] 1893
HeytesburyBolesbro' Knoll Titt iron wind engine [2] 1895
Hilmarton 1348 [16] 1348 [16]
Highworth Hannington Hall Titt iron wind engine [2] 1898
Ludgershall Ludgershall Common Post 1773
1810 		17731810
Milton Lilbourne Clench Mill17731773 [13] 1773 [13]
Ogbourne St Andrew 1589 [17] 1589 [17]
Ogbourne St George 1294 [18] 1341 [18]
Odstock Titt iron wind engine [2] 1886
Pewsey 1810 [19] 1820, gone by 1839 [19]
Salisbury Titt iron wind engine [2] 1890
Savernake Forest Chisbury Farm Titt iron wind engine [2] 1888
Shrewton Nett Road Post [20] 1793 [20] 1827, gone by 1899 [20]
ShrewtonMaddington1580s [20] 1580s [20]
ShrewtonMaddington1841 [20] Demolished 1958 [20]
Steeple Ashton 1371 [21] 1371 [21]
Stourton Search Farm Titt iron wind engine [2] 1888
Stratton St Margaret 1291 [22] 1291 [22]
Sutton Veny The Beeches Titt iron wind engine [2] 1895
Swindon 1324 [23] 1324 [23]
SwindonWindmill Street [24] [25] gone by 1867 [23]
SwindonOkus Farm Mill1849 [23] Burnt down c. 1854 [23]
Swindon Swindon Works Titt iron wind engine [2] 1907 [26]
Swindon Chiseldon Mill
SU 106 835 		Tower Windmill World Windmill hill, Swindon - geograph.org.uk - 303434.jpg
Tilshead Tilshead Windmill Post [27] 1813 [27] Demolished c.1905 [27]
Tisbury Pyt House Titt iron wind engine [2] 1888
Urchfont [28] 1884 [29] 1884 [29]
Wanborough 1310 [30] 1310 [30]
Westbury Courtleigh Titt iron wind engine [2] 1892
Winterbourne Monkton west of villagec. 1265 [31] Early 14th century [31]
Winterbourne Monkton1530s [31] 1540s [31]
Winterbourne Monkton1815 [31] 1889 [31]
Winterbourne Stoke Hill Farm Titt iron wind engine [2] 1899
Wootton Bassett Wootton Manor Mill1271 [32] 1334 [32]
Wootton BassettVastern Manor Mill1271 [32] 1334 [32]
Wootton BassettWood Street17731773 [32] 1773 [32]
Wootton Bassettnorth of Hunt's Mill (watermill)17731773 [32] Blown down 1781 [32]
Yatesbury 1309 [33] 1310 [33]

Notes

Mills in bold are still standing. Known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be as stated.

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