List of windmills in Nottinghamshire explained

This is a list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire.__TOC__

Locations

B - C

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
BaldertonTowerStanding 1934[1]
BeckinghamTowerStanding in 1934
Besthorpe, NottinghamshireBesthorpe Mill
Post1746Standing in 1946
Windmill World
BlidworthBlidworth Mill
TowerEarly 19th centuryWindmill World
BlidworthRoving MollypostMoved to Hemswell, Lincolnshire, 1850s
BradmoreBurnt down 5 November 1880
Carlton-on-TrentCarlton Mill
TowerEarly 19th centuryWindmill World
CauntonCaunton Mill
TowerEarly 19th centuryWindmill World
Clarborough18281828
CoddingtonCoddington Mill
TowerLate 18th centuryWindmill World
Cossall18271827
Costockpost
Cropwell BishopBlown down

E - G

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
EakringEakring Mill
TowerEarly 19th centuryWindmill World
East BridgfordStokes Mill
Tower1844[2] Windmill World
East BridgfordKneeton Hills Mill
Tower1769Windmill World
East FarndonBurnt down 22 August 1895
East MarkhamCleveland Mill
Towerc. 1840Windmill World
EdwinstowePost
ElstonElston Mill
TowerMid-19th centuryWindmill World
EvertonLongbottoms Mill
Towerc. 1830Windmill World
FarndonPost
FarnsfieldMansfield Road[3]
FarnsfieldStation Lane
FiskertonFiskerton Mill
PostWindmill World
GrassthorpePostMoved to Tuxford, 1870
Gringley-on-the-HillPost
Gringley-on-the-HillGringley Mill
Towerc. 1830Windmill World

H - M

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
HarbyHarby Mill
Tower19th centuryWindmill World
HucknallSick Club Mill[4] PostMoved in 1790
KersallPostBlown down November 1840
KeyworthTowerStanding in 1934
KimberleyWest Mill
PostWindmill World
KneesallSmith's Mill
Laxtonpost
LentonPost
Mansfield18221822
Mansfield18411841
Markham ClintonTowerStanding in 1934
Mattersey1539[5] 1539
MistertonMisterton Mill
towerWindmill World

N

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Newark-on-TrentFarndon Mill
Tower1823Windmill World
Newark-on-TrentPostMoved to Nottingham (Forest Mill #1)
Newark-on-TrentPost1854
Newark-on-TrentClubber's Mill18411841
Newark-on-TrentWinthorpe Road18231823
NewtonShelford Mill
PostEarly 19th centuryDemolished 1952
Windmill World
North LevertonSubscription Mill
Tower1813[6] Working windmill open to the public http://www.north-leverton-windmill.co.uk/Windmill World
North MuskhamPostStanding in 1934
North MuskhamTowerStanding in 1934
North WheatleyTower1841Standing in 1934
NorwellNorwell Mill
Tower1852Windmill World
NottinghamEarly 13th century[7] Early 13th century
NottinghamRadford Mill
PostWindmill World
NottinghamForest Mill #1PostDemolished
NottinghamForest Mill #2PostMoved to Brighton, Sussex
NottinghamForest Mill #3PostMoved to Edwinstowe
NottinghamForest Mill #4Post1831Moved to Farndon
NottinghamForest Mill #5
Roving Molly		PostMoved to Blidworth
NottinghamForest Mill #6PostMoved to Kegworth, Leicestershire
NottinghamForest Mill #7PostMoved to Lenton
NottinghamForest Mill #8PostMoved to Newton
NottinghamForest Mill #9PostMoved to Redmile, Leicestershire 1835[8]
NottinghamForest Mill #10PostMoved to Strelley
NottinghamForest Mill #11Post
NottinghamForest Mill #12Post
NottinghamForest Mill #13Tower

O - S

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
Ossington(two mills)1338[9] 1338
RetfordClarborough HillBurnt down 15 January 1896
SneintonPostMoved within Sneinton, 1807
SneintonGreen's Mill
Tower1807[10] Windmill World
Website
SneintonWindmill Lane MillPost1807Blown down 1836
South Clifton18141814
South LevertonTowerStanding in 1936
South LevertonSubscription MillTowerdemolished
SouthwellBurnt down 26 November 1843
Strelleypost
Sutton-in-AshfieldMill StreetPostBlown down 1818
Sutton-in-AshfieldSutton Mill
Lindley's Mill
Towerc. 18201895
Windmill World
Sutton-on-TrentSmockBlown down July 1845
Sutton-on-TrentSutton Mill
Towerc. 1814Windmill World

T - W

LocationName of mill and
grid reference		TypeMapsFirst mention
or built		Last mention
or demise		Photograph
TuxfordMill Mount Mill
Tower1812Windmill World
Website
TuxfordComposite1870Standing in 1936
TuxfordStone End Mill
TowerMid-19th centuryWindmill World
TuxfordLongbottom's Mill1885[11]
UptonUpton Mill
PostWindmill World
WalkeringhamClark's Mill1852
WarsopForest Mill
TowerEarly 19th centuryWindmill World
WhattonWhatton Mill
Towerc. 1820Windmill World
Winkburn13381338

Notes

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nottinghamshire . University of Kent at Canterbury . 17 May 2009.
  2. Book: Wailes, Rex. Rex Wailes. 1991. Lincolnshire Windmills. 118. Friends of Heckington mill. Heckington. 0-9518795-0-2.
  3. Web site: BUILDINGS . Farnsfield Local History Society . 20 May 2009 .
  4. Book: Wailes, Rex. Rex Wailes . 1954. The English Windmill . 1515, 171–72. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London.
  5. Web site: THE PRIORY OF MATTERSEY . British History Online . 17 May 2009.
  6. Book: Brown, R J. 1976. Windmills of England. 160. Robert Hale. London. 0-7091-5641-3.
  7. Web site: THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST, NOTTINGHAM . British History Online . 17 May 2009.
  8. Web site: Redmile Archive . Redmile Archive . 17 May 2009.
  9. Web site: THE PRECEPTORY OF OSSINGTON . British History Online . 17 May 2009.
  10. Web site: A Short History of Green's Mill . Nottingham City Council . 17 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090403192455/http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/greensmill/shhist.htm . April 3, 2009 .
  11. Web site: THE MILLER'S OTHER TALE . Nottingham City Council . 20 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120214313/http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/greensmill/tales.htm . November 20, 2008 .

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