Windmills have played a significant role in British history, particularly in agriculture and early industry. This is a list of windmills and windpumps in the United Kingdom.
The list is divided into the current ceremonial counties of England:
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Bracknell | Amen Corner Mill | Demolished by 1936 [1] | ||||
Cookham | Sutton Farm | Titt iron wind engine | 1894 | |||
Easthampstead | Caesars Camp [2] | |||||
Faringdon | Wadley House | Titt iron wind engine | 1900 | |||
Lockinge | Lockinge Downs | Titt iron wind engine | 1895 | |||
Slough | Salt Hill Mill [3] | Smock | Moved to Great Thurlow, Suffolk [4] | |||
Slough | Salt Hill Mill (2nd mill) [5] | Smock [5] | Moved to Luton, Kent 1848. [5] | |||
Winkfield | Chavey Down Mill [6] | |||||
Winkfield | Maiden's Green Mill [6] |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Wraysbury | Splash Mill | Smock | 1996 [7] | ![]() |
Windmills in Cheshire, including those now within Merseyside.
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Cardewlees | Cardewlees Mill NY 347 513 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Cockermouth | Cockermouth Mill NY 118 308 | Tower | Early 19th century [19] | Windmill World | ||
Hodbarrow | Haverigg Mill SD 184 783 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Langrigg | Langrigg Mill NY 170 455 | Tower | Early 19th century [20] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Monkhill | Monkhill Mill NY 342 585 | Tower | Late 18th century [21] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Wigton | Wigton Mill NY 252 488 | Tower | ![]() | |||
Workington | Schoose Mill NY 014 279 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Easton | Cottonfields Mill Angel Mill [22] SY 691 714 | Tower | 1710 | 1710 [23] | Windmill World | ![]() |
Easton | Top Growlands Mill South Mill [22] SY 692 713 | Tower | 1710 | 17th century [24] | Windmill World | ![]() |
Gillingham | The Kendalls | Titt iron wind engine | 1895 | |||
Melbury Abbas | Cann Mill ST 872 208 | Tower | 1970 [25] | Demolished 2009 [25] Windmill World | ![]() |
Windmills that survive today within Greater Manchester. Historic windmills will be listed under Lancashire.
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Haigh | Haigh Mill | Tower | 1845 | ![]() |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Ledbury | Wellington Heath Mill Approximately SO 709 408 | Post | 1798 [42] | 1885 [42] | ||
Moccas | Rollsford Mill SO 361 419 | Tower | 1832 1835 | 1832 | Windmill World | |
Ross-on-Wye | Waterworks | Titt iron wind engine | ||||
Leinthall Starkes | Leinthall Starkes Mill SO 444 698 | Mock Smock | Windmill World | ![]() |
See List of windmills in Lincolnshire, and Lincolnshire's windmills
Historical mills can be found under Cheshire and Lancashire.
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Bidston | Bidston Windmill SJ 287 894 | tower | Late 18th century [8] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Gayton | Gayton Mill SJ 278 812 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Great Crosby | Moor Lane Mill SD 329 003 | Tower | 1813 [43] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Lydiate | Forest's Mill SD 380 039 | Tower | 1768 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Prescot | Acres Mill | Tower | 1908 | ![]() | ||
St Helens | Ravenhead Mill SJ 502 942 | Tower | Late 18th century [44] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Wavertree | Wavertree Mill [45] | Post | 1452 | 1916 Windmill World | ![]() |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Heswall | Heswall Windmill | Tower | Mid-1980s | Windmill World | ![]() |
See List of windmills in Norfolk and List of drainage windmills in Norfolk
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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South Dissington | NZ 129 695 | Smock [64] | Windmill World |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Greetham | SK 951 131 | Smock | Windmill World | |||
Ketton | Ketton Mill SK 972 046 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Morcott | Morcott Mill SK 930 001 | Tower | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
North Luffenham | Tower [65] | |||||
Oakham | Post [65] | |||||
Preston | Post | Demolished c. 1928 [65] | ||||
Seaton | SP 907 976 | Post | Demolished c. 1928 [65] Windmill World | |||
South Luffenham | South Luffenham Mill SK 947 025 | Tower [65] | Windmill World | ![]() | ||
Whissendine | Whissendine Mill SK 823 143 | Tower | 1809 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Windmills standing today in Tyne and Wear, historic windmills are listed under Co Durham or Northumberland as appropriate.
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Cleadon | Cleadon Mill NZ 389 632 | Tower | Early 19th century [26] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Fulwell | Fulwell Mill NZ392 595 | Tower | c. 1821 [28] | Windmill World | | |
Newcastle | Chimney Mill NZ 240 656 | Smock | 1793 upminster | 1782 [60] | Windmill World [ permanent dead link ] | ![]() |
Whitburn | Whitburn Mill NZ 210 610 | Tower | 1790 [33] | Windmill World | ![]() |
Windmills standing today in the West Midlands. Historical mills can be found under Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Berkswell | Balsall Common Mill SP 249 759 | Tower | 1826 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Chesterton, Warwickshire | Chesterton Windmill | Tower | 1632 | ![]() | ||
Tettenhall Wood | Tettenhall Mill SO 873 991 | Tower | 1818 | 1818 | ||
Walsall | Highgate Mill SP 017 975 | Tower | 1826 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Wightwick | Wightwick mill SO 871 981 | Tower | 1720 | ![]() |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Alvechurch | Weatheroak Hill Mill SP 059 740 | Tower | 1821 | 1821 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Inkberrow | Holberrow Green Mill SP 024 588 | Tower | 1821 1832 | 1801 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Inkberrow | Stonepits Quarry Mill SP 008 568 | Tower | c. 1840 [66] | Windmill World | ||
Inkberrow | SP 038 587 | Post [42] | 1832 | Demolished 1880s | ||
Kempsey | Kempsey Mill | Tower [67] | 1854 [67] | Demolished 1875 [67] | ||
Redditch | Walkwood Common Mill SP 027 647 | Tower [42] | 1833 [42] | 1848, gone by 1885 [42] | ||
Redditch | Approximately SP 039 675 | Vertical axis mill [42] | c. 1780 [42] | Demolished c. 1889 [42] | ||
Stoke Heath | Danzey Green Mill SO 951 682 | Midlands post | 1971 [68] | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Stourport-on-Severn | Areley Common Mill SO 803 703 | Tower | c. 1800 | Windmill World | ![]() |
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