This is a list of horse mills that exist or are known to have existed.
| Province | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | Antwerp | Brouwers Huis Museum | |
| Antwerp | Ghent | Bas relief of a mediaeval horse mill on front of mill. https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-bas-relief-medieval-horse-mill-sculpture-found-facade-building-historic-goethals-grain-mills-ghent-image90223035 |
| Island | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | The Elms | A horse-drawn apple crusher. | |
| Guernsey | A horse-powered cider mill is preserved at the Folk museum. |
| County | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | Eversholt | A horse engine, now preserved at Billing Mill, Northamptonshire. | |
| Kensworth | A donkey wheel from Nash Farm is preserved in Luton Museum and Art Gallery. | ||
| Kensworth | There was a donkey wheel at Church End Farm. | ||
| Sandy Heath | A horse powered wash mill was in use at the coprolite mine in the 1870s. | ||
| Woburn | A horse-driven corn mill. | ||
| Berkshire | A horse-driven corn mill. | ||
| Buckinghamshire | Aylesbury | A horse wheel and churn are now preserved in the Science Museum (London). | |
| Hawridge | A horse mill photographed in 1938 by Stanley Freese. | ||
| Cambridgeshire | Fen Ditton | in 1251 the customary tenants of the bishop of Ely were required to use the horse mill even though other mills were available. | |
| Horningsea | A horse-powered mill in 1251. | ||
| Little Eversden | A horse mill £50 (on the coprolite workings).1871. | ||
| Meldreth | A horse-powered mill was used to process material from coprolite mine between 1860 and 1890. | ||
| Newton-in-the-Isle | A horse powered temporary woad mill that was subsequently moved to Parson Drove. | ||
| Parson Drove | A horse driven temporary woad mill operated in Parson Drove, near Wisbech until the early 20th century. Previously used in Newton-in-the-Isle. Taken down in 1914.[2] model is on exhibition in Wisbech & Fenland museum.[3] | ||
| Stretham | A horse powered washing mill for the coprolite mine c1870. | ||
| Tydd St.Giles | A former location of the horse operated temporary woad mill that ended its days at Parson Drove. | ||
| Wisbech | In 1251 a water mill, a horse mill, at which customary tenants were obliged to grind their corn, and a newly constructed wind mill.[4] | ||
| Wisbech | In 1813 an excellent second-hand Horse Mill was for sale. Described as consisting of one horse wheel, 18 feet diameter : 2 sour ditto with upright shaft and iron work complete : one pair of stones, 4 feet diameter, and irons complete; stone bed frame, brig tree, stone cases, with hopper, screen, & c. Pump gears, shaft, cranks, and iron work to the same, all in excellent condition. Enquire of Mr. geo. Snarey, millwright, Wisbech.[5] | ||
| Cheshire | Widnes | A horse-powered mill in Widnes in the 13th century. | |
| Cornwall | Gwennap | A horse whim for raising ore. | |
| Newquay | A horse gear for driving a threshing machine is preserved at the Dairyland museum. | ||
| Cumberland | Cartmel | A horse gear is preserved at the Museum of Lakeland Life, Kendal. | |
| Derbyshire | Castleton | A horse-powered ore crusher stood at . | |
| Devonshire | Bovey Tracey | A photo of the horse cider Press in Bovey Tracey. C1940. E.M.Gardiner. | |
| Dunsford | Remains of a horse powered cider Press. Lowley Farm. | ||
| Harberton | A photo of the cider Press in Harberton. c1940.Mills archive. | ||
| Scorlinch, Clyst St. Lawrence | A horse engine. | ||
| A horse-powered mill, extant in the 1920s. | |||
| Durham | East Herrington | A horse-powered mine gin. | |
| Beamish Museum | Oak and iron horse mill for threshing in situ in gin gang at Home Farm; unused since ca.1830. | ||
| Hampshire | Southampton | A horse-powered pumping engine in the Weevil Brewery. Built by John Smeaton in 1780. | |
| Herefordshire | Bacton | A contemporary horse powered cider Press at Fair Oak.[6] | |
| Little Cowarne | A horse-powered cider mill located in the oast at Little Cowarne Court. | ||
| Hertfordshire | Ashridge | A donkey wheel. | |
| Isle of Wight | Carisbrooke | Carisbrooke Castle a donkey wheel, extant. | |
| Kent | Chilham | Chilham Castle a horse wheel driving pumps. | |
| Burham | Great Kewlands, a dog wheel for raising water.[7] | ||
| West Kingsdown | A horse whim, now preserved at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, Sussex. | ||
| Lancashire | Preston | A horse powered spinning mill.[8] | |
| Lincolnshire | A horse powered permanent woad mill. In operation until the early 20th century. | ||
| Grimsby | A horse operated machine for grinding Malt was offered for sale by Messrs. Simpson & Reavis in 1809.[9] | ||
| Spalding | A horse powered temporary woad mill. Later relocated and finally taken down at Parson Drove,Cambridgeshire. | ||
| Sutterton | A horse powered Woad mill.[10] | ||
| Whaplode Marsh | A horse powered temporary woad mill. Later relocated and finally taken down at Parson Drove, Cambridgeshire. | ||
| London | A horse-powered pumping engine in the Chiswell Street brewery. | ||
| Norfolk | Norwich | Catton mill a horse and wind mill. | |
| Earlham Hall a horse mill. | |||
| Heigham in a tannery | |||
| Mill Hill, Heigham a horse and wind mill. | |||
| Pockthorpe mill a horse and wind mill. | |||
| Attleborough | Great mill a horse and wind mill. | ||
| King's Lynn | Kettle mills a horse-, wind- and water-mill.[11] | ||
| Oulton | A horse and wind mill. | ||
| Wymondham | A horse-powered mill.[12] | ||
| Northumberland | Berwick Hill | A horse gin built in 1814. Now preserved at Beamish Museum.Cragend Farm Rothbury 1864 OS mapA horse gin built earlier shown on OS map in 1864 latterly reconstructed by Loord Armstong of Cragside into a hydraulic machine room using water power. | |
| Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | A horse powered cotton mill.[13] | |
| Wollaton Park | A horse gin built at Langton Colliery in 1844 and later used at Pinxton Colliery. | ||
| Oxfordshire | Rotherfield Greys. | Greys Court a National Trust property, with a donkey wheel. | |
| Great Tew | A horse-powered corn mill. | ||
| Suffolk | Blythburgh | There was a horse wheel at Henham Hall now preserved at the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket. | |
| Drinkstone. | The smock mill formerly had a horse mill in the base. | ||
| Surrey | Cobham | A contemporary horse powered cider mill 'Horse Kick Cider Ltd' since 2016 | |
| Painshill | A horse wheel used for raising water. In use from 1770 to the 1830s. | ||
| Sussex | Patching | A pug mill, now preserved at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton | |
| Mark Cross | a pug mill in a brickyard. | ||
| Stanmer | A donkey wheel, in the churchyard of Stanmer Church. | ||
| Saddlescombe | A donkey wheel at the farm, owned by the National Trust.[14] | ||
| Wiltshire | Broad Hinton | A donkey wheel, demolished in 1908. | |
| Tidworth | A horse-driven pump, working in the 1930s. | ||
| Worcestershire | Burlingham | A horse-powered cider mill is preserved at Hartlebury Castle. | |
| Yorkshire | Hutton-le-Hole | A horse mill is preserved at the Ryedale Folk Museum. | |
| Stillington | A horse wheel now preserved at Shibden Hall. | ||
| Sutton | A gorse crushing mill is preserved on the village green. |
| Département | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drôme | Nyons | Les Vieux Moulins à huile, a watermill and also animal-powered mill. | |
| Lot | Varaire | Moulin à huile, an animal-powered oil mill.[15] | |
| Tarn | Magrin | Musée du Pastel | |
| Var | Pontevès | Moulin de Pontevès, produced olive oil. | |
| Vaucluse | Gordes | Moulin des Bouillons, produced olive oil. | |
| Vaucluse | Joucas | Le Moulin à huile, produced olive oil. |
| County | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Békés | Szarvas | A mill built in 1836. (hu|szarvasi szárazmalom) is the last remaining horse-powered mill in its condition.[16] | |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | Vámosoroszi | A reconstructed horse-powered mill built before 1840. is moved to the Hungarian Open Air Museum in Szentendre.[17] | |
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | Tarpa | An animal-powered mill reconstructed in 1980s is declared industrial-history landmark[18] and functions as an open-air cultural heritage museum.[19] |
| County | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire | Gartly | A horse mill for crushing gorse for fodder | |
| Ayrshire | Titwood Farm, Kilmaurs | ||
| Fife | Culross | Horse-gin built by Sir George Bruce c1590 to raise mine water from his Moat Pit, powered by 3 horses and using 36 buckets on a chain, working to a depth of 40 fathoms, known as the 'Egyptian Wheel'. At least 3 other horse-gins were in use at Culross Colliery between 1590 and 1676. | |
| Lanarkshire | Wester Kittochside, East Kilbride. | This example is at the Museum of Scottish Country Life and was recently dug out (2005) and partially restored to working condition. | |
| Orkney | Garson Farm, Stromness | ||
| Selkirkshire | Broomhill House,[21] Selkirk | Recently restored horse mill | |
| Shetland | Lund Farm, Unst | A horse gin, probably for powering a thresher in the barn. |
| County | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caernarvonshire | Dullog, Rhostryfan, Caernarfon | An oblique dog-wheel. Now preserved at the Welsh Folk Museum, St. Fagans, Cardiff | |
| Denbighshire | Wrexham | Bersham Colliery, a reconstruction of a horse gin. | |
| Monmouthshire | Abergavenny | A dog-driven spit is preserved in the museum. | |
| Pembrokeshire | Penysgwarne Farm, Tremarchog |