A list of windmills in Cornwall, including those in the Isles of Scilly.
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph | |
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Budock | Arwenack Manor | Sunk post | |||||
Budock | Arwenack Manor | Post | 1580 | 1580 | |||
Budock | Pendennis Castle | 1693 | 1660s | Ruin by 1715 | |||
Callington | Kit Hill Mill | 1848 | 1848 | ||||
Fowey | Post | 1296 | 1314, later replaced by tower mill | ||||
Fowey | Treffry's Mill Treffy Mill | Tower | 1675 1690 1748 | 1564 | Converted to folly 19th century Windmill World | ||
Fowey | Coombe Mill | Post | 1314 | 1314, later replaced by a tower mill | |||
Fowey | Coombe Mill | Tower | 1690 | 1690 | 1690 | ||
Gerrans | Tregassa Mill | 1748 | 1588 | 1748 | |||
Gerrans | Rostreage Mill | Demolished c. 1824 | |||||
Gwinear | Relistian Mill | 1686 | Mentioned in a letter from George Bere junior to Sir John Arundell, dated 29 Nov 1686, Relistian windmill is burnt to the ground, supposed to take fire of itself in working with a very strong wind. | ||||
Landewednack | Landewednack Mill Mount Herman Mill | Tower | 1695 | Windmill World | |||
Lanteglos by Fowey | 1322 | In ruins by 1349 | |||||
Lanteglos by Fowey | 1576 | Demolished by 1594 | |||||
Lanteglos by Fowey | 1594 | 1702 | |||||
Launcells | Raggett Mill | 1684 | 1809 | ||||
Launceston | 1391 | 1393, possibly survived as late as 1512 | |||||
Looe | Derelict by 1823 | ||||||
Madron | Ding Dong Mine | 1797 | |||||
Maker | Empacombe Mill | Tower | 1729 | Windmill World | |||
Manaccan | Demolished c. 1816 | ||||||
Marazion | 1342 | 1342 | |||||
Marazion | Mounts Bay | c. 1820 | c. 1820 | ||||
Morwenstow | Tonacombe | 1748 | 1727 | 1748 | |||
Padstow | Trevone Mill | Tower | 17th century | Converted to water tower 20th century Windmill World | |||
Padstow | 1455 | 1458 | |||||
Padstow | 1675 1748 | 1537 | 1748 | ||||
Par | Trenython, Par Station | Two Titt iron wind engines | 1894 | ||||
Philleigh | Treworthal Mill | 1675 1748 | 1654 | 1753 | |||
St Agnes | 1824 | 1824 | |||||
St Austell | 1752 | 1752 | |||||
St Columb Minor | Trenance | 1696 | 1696 | ||||
St Gennys | 1748 | 1649 | 1748 | ||||
St Ives | Eathorne's Mill | 1732 | 1883 | ||||
St Just in Penwith | Wheal Whidden | Vertical axle mill | 1849 | 1849 | |||
St Just in Penwith | Bollowall Farm | Wind wheel[1] | 1910, gone by 1920 | ||||
St Just in Roseland | Trevennal Mill | Post | 1560 | 1695 | |||
St Just in Roseland | Trevennal Mill | Tower | 1810 | 1695 | |||
St Mawgan in Meneage | Cruge Weith | 1585 | 1585 | ||||
St Merryn | Trehemborne Farm | Tower | Mid-17th century | ||||
St Minver | Shalders' Mill | Tower | 1833 | 1840 | |||
St Minver | Carlyon Hill Mill | Tower | 1748 1813 1827 | c. 1690 | Windmill World | ||
Week St Mary | Creddacott | 1305 | 1305 | ||||
Wendron | 1690s | 1690s |
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph | |
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Scilly | Mill belonging to Ranulf Blanchminster, lord of the manor of Scilly | In ruins by 1348 | |||||
St Mary's | Star Castle (two mills) | Tower | 1593 | In ruins by 1732 | |||
St Mary's | Penninis Head | Tower | 1726 | 1783, out of use by 1796, later converted to observation tower - "Rowel's Tower" | |||
St Mary's | Spanish Mill | Tower | 1820 | Working late 19th century |
Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.
Unless otherwise stated, the source for all entries is Book: Douch, H L. Cornish Windmills . Oscar Blackford Ltd. Truro.