List of windmills in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of windmills and windpumps in the United Kingdom.


England

The list is divided into the current
ceremonial counties of England The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...
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Bedfordshire

See List of windmills in Bedfordshire


Berkshire

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Buckinghamshire

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List of windmills in Buckinghamshire A list of windmills in Buckinghamshire, UK. __TOC__ Locations ;Mock mill Sources Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is Maps *1788 Thomas Jeffrey *1834 Ordnance Survey Notes Mills in bold are still standing, known buildi ...


Cambridgeshire

See List of windmills in Cambridgeshire


Cheshire

Windmills in Cheshire, including those now within
Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan county, metropolitan and ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of List of ceremonial counties of England, 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Merse ...
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Cornwall

See List of windmills in Cornwall


Cumbria


Derbyshire

See
List of windmills in Derbyshire The List of Windmills in Derbyshire is a list of former and extant windmills in the English county of Derbyshire. Locations , post mill, Post , 1808 , 1800 , Advertised for sale 1814, no further trace. , , - , Chesterfield , Club Mill , ...


Devon

See List of windmills in Devon.


Dorset

;Maps *1710 John Hutchins


Durham


East Riding of Yorkshire

See
List of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire This is a list of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire, East Riding of the England, English county of Yorkshire. Beverley Hull Other locations Maps *1772 T Jeffereys *1775 Jackson *1829 A Bryant *1855 Ordnance Survey Notes Mills in ...


East Sussex

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List of windmills in East Sussex A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of East Sussex. __TOC__ Locations A - B C D - E F G H I - L M - N O - P R - S U - W Locations formerly within East Sussex For windm ...


Essex

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List of windmills in Essex A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current Ceremonial counties of England, Ceremonial county of Essex. Locations A B C D E F G H I, K L M N O, P Q, R S T U, W Locations formerly within ...


Gloucestershire


Greater London

See
List of windmills in Greater London A list of existing and former windmills whose sites fall within Greater London, England. When built, these mills were within the counties of Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, Hertfordshire or Essex. Of those windmills known to have existed, nine remain an ...


Greater Manchester

Windmills that survive today within Greater Manchester. Historic windmills will be listed under Lancashire.


Hampshire

See List of windmills in Hampshire


Herefordshire


Hertfordshire

See
List of windmills in Hertfordshire A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the Ceremonial counties of England, Ceremonial county of Hertfordshire. Locations A B C E - G H K - M N - R S T W Locations formerly within Hertfordshire *For windmill ...


Isle of Wight

See List of windmills in the Isle of Wight


Kent

See List of windmills in Kent


Lancashire

See List of windmills in Lancashire


Leicestershire

See List of windmills in Leicestershire


Lincolnshire

See List of windmills in Lincolnshire, an
Lincolnshire's windmills


Merseyside

Historical mills can be found under
Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
and Lancashire. ;Mock mill


Norfolk

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List of windmills in Norfolk A list of windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Norfolk. This list covers those windmills that had a function other than drainage. Drainage mills are covered by the List of drainage windmills in Norfolk. Mi ...
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List of drainage windmills in Norfolk This is a list of drainage windmills in the current ceremonial county English county of Norfolk. Some of the windmills in this area receive maintenance from the Norfolk Windmills Trust. Locations A B C D - F G - H I - L M N - O ...


North Yorkshire

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List of windmills in North Yorkshire This is a list of windmills in the English county of North Yorkshire. York Other locations Maps *1772 T Jeffereys *1775 Jackson *1829 A Bryant *1855 Ordnance Survey Notes Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicate ...


Northamptonshire


Northumberland

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Nottinghamshire

See List of windmills in Nottinghamshire


Oxfordshire

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List of windmills in Oxfordshire This is a list of windmills in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Locations Maps *1675 Ogilby *1675* Plott *1676 Ogilby *1715 Overton *1766 Jeffrey *1794 Richard Davis *1820 Townsend *1823 Bryant N ...


Rutland


Shropshire

See List of windmills in Shropshire


Somerset

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List of windmills in Somerset This is a list of windmills in the English county of Somerset. Locations A - B C - E G - H K - M N - P S - U W Maps *1660 Newcourt *1675 John Ogilby *1736 John Kirby *1736* Strachey *1760 Bowen *1769 Donn *1782 Day & Masters *1783 ...


South Yorkshire

See List of windmills in South Yorkshire


Staffordshire

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List of windmills in Staffordshire This is a list of windmills in the English county of Staffordshire. Locations A - B C D - F G - H K - M N - Q R - T U - Y Maps *1682 Joseph Brown *1686 Robert Plot *1747 Jeffrey *1749 Bowen *1775 Yates *1799 Yates *1814 Ordnance S ...


Suffolk

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List of windmills in Suffolk A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Suffolk. Locations A B C D E F G H I K L M ''For Minsmere see Leiston'' N O P R S ''For Sa ...


Surrey

See List of windmills in Surrey


Tyne and Wear

Windmills standing today in Tyne and Wear, historic windmills are listed under Co Durham or Northumberland as appropriate.


Warwickshire

See
List of windmills in Warwickshire This is a list of windmills in the English county of Warwickshire. Locations Maps *1722 Henry Beighton *1725 Henry Beighton *1731 Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, ''South-west prospect of Birmingham'' *1755 Thomas Jeffrey *1792 Sheriff *1800 Taylor *18 ...


West Midlands

Windmills standing today in the
West Midlands West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...
. Historical mills can be found under
Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, Warwickshire and Worcestershire ;Maps *1818 C & G Greenwood


West Sussex

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List of windmills in West Sussex A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of West Sussex. __TOC__ Locations A B C D – F G – H I – L N – P R – S T – W Sources Unless stated otherwise, the source for ...


West Yorkshire

See List of windmills in West Yorkshire


Wiltshire

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List of windmills in Wiltshire A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Wiltshire. __TOC__ Locations Maps *1773 Andrews and Dury *1810 Andrews and Dury Notes Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are ind ...


Worcestershire

;Maps *1821 C & G Greenwood *1832 Ordnance Survey


Northern Ireland

*See List of windmills in Northern Ireland


Scotland

See List of windmills in Scotland


Wales

See List of windmills in Wales


See also

* Windmills in the Channel Islands *
Windmills in the Isle of Man The Isle of Man has had a number of windmills over the centuries. They were mostly threshing mills, with a few corn mills. Ballawhane, Andreas NX 398 012 This small mill at Andreas (parish), Andreas was a threshing mill built c.1870. It was d ...
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Watermills in the United Kingdom The use of water power in Britain was at its peak just before the Industrial Revolution. The need for power was great and steam power had not yet become established. It is estimated that at this time there were well in excess of ten thousand water ...


References


External links


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