This is a list of windmills in the English county of West Yorkshire.
Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph | |
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Aberford | Barkeston Mill | 1216 | 1216 | ||||
Aberford | Hicklam Mill | Tower | 18th century | Windmill World | |||
Aberford | Lotherton Mill | 1720[1] | 1720 | ||||
Barwick in Elmet | Barwick Mill[2] | 1850s | Demolished 1950s | ||||
Birstall | Brownhill Mill | Tower | Windmill World | ||||
Bramham | Bramham Mill | Tower | 18th century | Windmill World | |||
Darrington | Darrington Mill | Tower | Late 18th or early 19th century | Windmill World | |||
Howden | Howden Brickworks Pump | Tower | Windmill World | ||||
Kippax | Kippax Mill | Tower | 18th century | Windmill World | 150px | ||
Knottingley | Knottingley Mill | Tower | Windmill World | ||||
Leeds | Colton Mill | Tower | Mid-18th century | Windmill World | |||
Leeds | Potternewton Mill | Tower | Late 18th century | Windmill World | |||
Leeds | Whin Moor Mill Seacroft Mill SWillington Mill[3] | Tower | Windmill World | ||||
Leeds | Flint Mill[4] [5] | 1758 | 1774 | ||||
Morley | Morley Mill[6] | ||||||
Pontefract | Dandy Mill Boreas Union Mill | Tower | 1819 | Windmill World | |||
South Kirkby | Kirkby Mill | Tower | 1854 | ||||
Upton | Upton Mill | Tower | Windmill World | ||||
Wakefield | Flint Mill | Smock | 1755 | ||||
Wakefield | Oil Mill | Smock | 1755 | ||||
West Ardsley | Boyle Hall | Titt iron wind engine | 1899[7] | Demolished by 1971[8] |
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 indicated, the source for all entries is:-Book: Gregory, Roy. 1985. East Yorkshire Windmills. Charles Skilton Ltd. Cheddar. 0-284-98721-2. or the linked Windmill World page.