List of windmills in Oxfordshire explained

This is a list of windmills in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England.

Locations

LocationName of mill and
grid reference
TypeMapsFirst mention
or built
Last mention
or demise
Photograph
Adderbury1675
1715
16751715
Adderbury167516751675
Alkerton171517151715
ArncottArncott Mill
Post1849Collapsed 1950
Windmill World
BanburyEasington
Post1675
1715
1675Demolished early 18th century
BanburyBroughton Road
Post16751675Demolished 1823
BanburyBerry Moor Mill
c. 18201832
BeckleyLord's Mill
Approximately
13th century17th century
Bicester12851285
BicesterBuckingham Road
167516751675
BicesterMiddleton Road
16751675Blown down 1881
BlackthornWest Mill
TowerStanding in 1943,[1] later truncated
Windmill World
BlackthornEast Mill
Tower18th centuryWindmill World
Bloxham171517151715
BloxhamBloxham Grove Mill
Post1865Windmill World
Charlton on OtmoorPost16101905
Cropredy1719Moved to Avon Dassett, Warwickshire 1725
ChinnorWain Hill12491249
ChinnorChinnor Mill
Post1789Dismantled 1965
ChinnorChinnor Mill
Post2009[2] Windmill World
Chipping NortonChipping Norton Mill
Post19th Century19th Century
ClanfieldClanfield Mill
TowerStanding in 1900
DeddingtonDeddington Mill
182316151823
EpwellEpwell Mill
Tower167516751912
FaringdonFaringdon Mill
Tower1876 1876
Garsington13081308
GoringBy the weir15381538
Great HaselyMilton Common Mill
Tower1760Windmill World
Great MiltonGreat Milton Mill
Post18201820Demolished 1910
Headington13031303
HeadingtonEastern mill of the pair
Tower182318th century
HeadingtonWestern mill of the pair
Post182317711823
Henley-on-ThamesMill Hill Mill
171517151715
HoltonApproximately
179417941794
Hook Norton
HorntonTower1787Standing in 1933
Ledwell1675*
1715
16751715, gone by 1793
LewknorPostcombe Mill16th century17th century
LewknorWindmill Knapp16th century17th century
Little MiltonLittle Milton Mill
TowerDemolished 1910
Little RollrightLittle Rollright Mill
Approximately
PostGone by 1705
Little RollrightLittle Rollright Mill
Approximately
Post1705
Lower AssendonTitt iron wind engineStanding in 1977
MilcombeMilcombe Mill
Post
MollingtonMollington Mill
15451797
NettlebedNettlebed Mill
167516751675
NettlebedNettlebed Mill
Smock1825Burnt down 1912
North LeighNorth Leigh Mill
Tower18th centuryWindmill World
OsneyOsney Abbeyc. 1189[3]
OxfordHolywell MillPost16601660
Salford17941794Demolished 1878
Sibford Gower17th century17th century
South Newington171517151715
South WestonSouth Weston Mill
Smock1676Demolished in 1919
Stanton St JohnStanton St Joh Mill
Approximately
176617661766
Stokenchurch[4] Stokenchurch Mill
167516751675
StokenchurchStokenchurch Mill
Post1736Collapsed 1926[5]
Stoke RowStoke Row Mill
18211838
StonesfieldStonesfield Mill
TowerStanding in 1900
Studley13391339
Studley182318231823
SydenhamSydenham Mill
Approximately
1715
1794
17151794, moved to Stone, Buckinghamshire in 1801
ThameThame Mill
15941594
ThameTowerEarly 17th century1797
Tower17971880
TowerseyTowersey Mill
WardingtonWardington Mill
Tower17151715Windmill World
WaterstockWaterstock Mill
1676
1715
16761715
WatlingtonWatlington Mill
SmockMoved to Nettlebed 1825
WheatleyPostBlown down 1767
WheatleyPost1675
1715
1823
1673Burnt down c. 1876
WheatleyWheatley Windmill, Wheatley, Oxfordshire
Tower18231784Windmill World
Wheatley Windmill Restoration Society
Wykham167516531688, gone by 1746

Maps

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.

Sources

Unless otherwise indicated, the source for all entries is Book: Foreman, Wilfred. 1983. Oxfordshire Mills. Phillimore. Chichester. 0-85033-441-1.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oxfordshire . University of Kent at Canterbury . 24 May 2009.
  2. http://www.nationalmillsweekend.co.uk/pages_wind/chinnor.htm Hopefully!
  3. Book: Gregory, Roy. 1985. East Yorkshire Windmills. 15. Charles Skilton Ltd. Cheddar. 0-284-98721-2.
  4. Now in Buckinghamshire
  5. Book: Wailes, Rex. Rex Wailes. 1954. The English Windmill. 86, Plate XXIIIc. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London.