Lists of windmills in Yorkshire , divided by county:
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A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines and other applications. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods; the horizontal or panemone windmill first appeared in Greater Iran during the 9th century, the vertical windmill in northwestern Europe in the 12th century.
Mount Pleasant Mill is a windmill north of Kirton in Lindsey on the North Cliff Road in North Lincolnshire in the east of England.
Maud Foster Windmill is a seven-storey, five sail windmill located by the Maud Foster Drain in Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire, from which she is named. She is one of the largest operating windmills in England being 80 feet (24.38 m) tall to the cap ball.
Old Mill may refer to:
Windmill Hill, Avebury, is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in Wiltshire, England, that gave the name to the Windmill Hill culture.
Skelton-on-Ure or Skelton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 1.9 miles (3 km) west of Boroughbridge, near the A1(M) motorway. There is one village pub called The Black Lion, a primary school, and one Village Store including a Post Office counter.
New Mill or New Mills is a common name given to mills in the United Kingdom and is also used elsewhere. It is also a place name.
Skidby Windmill is a Grade II* listed windmill at Skidby near Beverley, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
White Mill, White Mills and White's Mill may refer to:
Union Mill or Union Mills may refer to:
Holgate Windmill is a tower mill at Holgate in York, North Yorkshire, England which has been restored to working order.