List of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire explained

This is a list of windmills in the East Riding of the English county of Yorkshire.

Beverley

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Beverley	Beverley Westwood^[1]			1558	1558
Beverley	Beverley Westwood	Post		1625	Demolished 1868
Beverley	Far Mill	Post	1775	1706	Demolished 1803
Beverley	Far Mill Black Mill High Mill Baitson's Mill	tower		1803	Windmill World
Beverley	Victoria Mill	Tower			Truncated Windmill World
Beverley	Union Mill Anti-mill	Tower		1802	Truncated 1897 Windmill World
Beverley	Hither Mill	post		1620	blown down
Beverley	Hither Mill	Post		1741	Demolished 1773
Beverley	Hither Mill First Mill Low Mill	Tower	1775	1773	Demolished 1856
Beverley	Lowson's Mill	Tower		1801
Beverley	Parks Mill	Tower
Beverley	Queensgate Whiting Works			1837
Beverley	Catterson's Mill
Beverley	Crathorne's Mill	Tower		1845	1868
Beverley	Victoria Mill	Tower		1837	1846^[2]
Beverley	Butt Close Mill Fishwick's Mill	Post		1761	Demolished 1861
Beverley	Grovehill			Late 16th century^[3]	Demolished mid-17th century^[4]
Beverley	Norwood			1443^[5]	Late 16th century
Beverley	Ridings Fields (two mills)^[6]			15th century	15th century

Hull

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Hull	Newland Mill, Beverley Road	Tower			Demolished 1881, machinery to Trusthorpe Mill, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire^[7]
Hull		Tower		1787
Hull		Tower		1801
Hull	Damson Lane Mill			1843	1912
Hull	Stoneferry (image, centre)		1775	1775	1841
Hull	Stoneferry (2nd mill) (image, left)			1841	1841
Hull	Stoneferry Sawmill^[8]			1819	1819
Hull	Anlaby Road Oil Mill			1830s	1830s
Hull	Stepney Mill, Beverley Road	tower		1883	1883
Hull	Humber Bank Mill	Tower		1770
Hull	Cent-per-Cent Street Mill	Smock		1820s	1820s
Hull	Brickworks	Hollow post
Hull	Blundell's Mill, Spring Row	Tower		1829	1829
Hull	Marfleet Mill^[9]			1595	1595
Hull	Sculcoates Mill^[10]			1558	1558
Hull	Myton (two mills)^[11]			1293	1345
Hull	Wyke upon Hull			1293	1293
Hull	Hull Street Mill, North Gate
Hull	Southcoates Lane Mill	Tower		1846	1866
Hull	Holderness Road Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Hull	Holderness Road Mill^[12]	Tower
Hull	Subscription Mill Anti-Mill, Holderness Road	Tower		1801	1855
Hull	Waddingham's Mill, Holderness Road	Tower		1855	1859
Hull	Eyre's Mill, Holderness Road	Tower			Windmill World
Hull	Holderness Road (6th mill)			1846	1846
Hull	Holderness Road (7th mill)			1846	1846
Hull	Holderness Road (8th mill)			1846	1846
Hull	Holderness Road (9th mill)			1846	1846
Hull	Holderness Road (10th mill)			1846	1846

Other locations

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Aldbrough	Bewick Manor^[13]			14th century	14th century
Aldbrough	Old Mill			1685
Aldbrough	Carlton			Mid-16th century	Mid-16th century
Aldbrough	Aldbrough Mill
Anlaby		Post	1775	1657	Demolished 1909
Anlaby	Providence Mill	Tower	1826 1853	1805	1853, gone by 1889^[14]
Arnold				1588	1588
Arram				13th century	13th century
Asselby	Asselby Mill	Post
Atwick	Atwick Mill	Midlands post		1828^[15]
Bainton	Bainton Mill	Tower		1818	Windmill World
Barmby on the Marsh				1295	1295
Barmston				16th century^[16]	1722
Beeford				Late 12th century^[17]	Moved to Dringhoe late 14th century
Beeford	Beeford Mill	Post		Late 16th century	Demolished 1820
Beeford	Beeford Mill	Tower		1820	Windmill World
Bempton	Sewerby Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Bilton				16th century^[18]	17th century
Bishop Burton	South Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Bishop Burton		Post
Bishop Wilton	Bishop Wilton Mill	Tower		1829	Windmill World
Brandesburton				1223^[19]	1223
Brandesburton				Late 18th century	Late 18th century
Bridlington	Bridge Mill (Bridlington Priory)			1539	Burnt down 1539
Bridlington	Duke's Mill	Tower		1800	Windmill World
Broomfleet	Brickworks	Post
Buckton	Buckton Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Burton Agnes				1265	1265
Burton Constable				1294^[20]	1294
Burton Constable				17th century	Demolished
Burton Fleming				Late 13th century	Late 13th century
Burton Pidsea				1260s^[21]	1260s
Burton Pidsea	South Field Mill		1772	1616	1772, gone by 1852
Burton Pidsea	Burton Pidsea Mill	Tower		1834	Windmill World
Catwick	Hildyard Mill			Late 15th century	Late 15th century
	Catwick Mill	Midlands post	1722 1829	1722^[22]	Demolished 1911
Coniston	South Field^[23]			18th century	18th century
Cottingham	Low Mill	Tower		1780
Cottingham	North Mill	Tower		1813	Demolished 1900
Drewton				1212	1212
Driffield	North End Mill	Tower		1819	Demolished
Dringhoe	Cauce estate			1325	1325
Dringhoe				Late 14th century	16th century
Dringhoe					1905
Easington				1260	1260
Easington	Easington Mill	Tower
East Cowick	East Cowick Mill	Composite			Windmill World
Ellerby	St Quintins			1223^[24]	1223
Ellerby	West Field			1596	1596
Ellerby	Ellerby Mill	Tower		1855	Windmill World
Ellerker	Ellerker Mill	Tower		1822	Demolished April 1913
Ellerton	Ellerton Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Etherdwick				1600	Demolished
Etton	Etton Mill	Sunk post		1315	1712
Etton	Etton Mill	Post	1775	1775	Demolished
Etton	Etton Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Fimber		Sunk post
Fimber	(later mill on same site)	Sunk post
Flamborough		Post
Flinton				Early 16th century^[25]	Early 16th century
Fosham				1577	1578
Foston on the Wolds	Foston Mill	Tower		1820	Windmill World
Fraisthorpe
Ganstead				1334^[26]	1334
Ganstead				1602	1602
Ganstead	Ganstead Mill	Midlands post		1796	Demolished 1909
Garton				^[27]
Garton	Blue Mill	Tower		Mid-1820s	Windmill World
Gilberdyke	Union Mill	Tower
Goole	Timms Mill^[28]	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century	Windmill World
Goole	Herons's Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Goole	Goole Field's Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Goole	Greenfield's Mill	Tower		1840
Goxhill				1325^[29]	1325
Great Cowden				1303	1337
Grindale				1295	1295
Halsham				1294	1294
Hemingbrough				1276	1276
Hemingbrough		Post	1775	1609	1913
Hessle	Cliff Mill	Tower		1806	Windmill World
Hessle	Hessle Mill	Tower		1791	1791
Hollym				1326	1326
Hollym	Hollym Mill	Post		Late 18th century	1820s
Hook	Cemetery Mill	Tower
Hornsea	East Mill^[30]			1539	1610
Hornsea	West Mill			1539	1610
Hornsea	Beck Mill				Blown down 1732
Hornsea	Atwick Road Mill		1772	1772	Demolished 1820
Hornsea	Hornsea Mill	Tower		1820	1921 Windmill World
Hornsea	Brickworks, (site later occupied by Hornsea Pottery)	Tower		1865
Hornsea	Hornsea Burton			1584	1663
Howden	Hail Mill	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century	Windmill World
Howden	Howden Brickworks	Tower		1873
Hutton Cranswick	Hutton Cranswick Mill	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century	Windmill World
Keyingham	Old Mill	Post		18th century	Demolished early 19th century
Keyingham	Old Mill West Mill	Tower		1813	Windmill World
Keyingham	New Mill East Mill	Tower		1828	Windmill World
Kilham	Kilham Mill	Tower		1809	Windmill World
Kilpin	Kilpin Windpump^[31]				Windmill World
Langtoft	Langtoft Mill	Tower		1860	Windmill World
Lelley	Lelley Mill			1712	Demolished c 1776
Lelley	Lelley Mill	Tower		1776	Demolished
Lelley	Lelley Mill	Tower		1790	Windmill World
Leven	Mill Hill Mill			1608^[32]	1608
Leven	New Mill	Tower		1847	, Later truncated Windmill World
Leven	Canal Head Mill	Tower		1790	1890
Leven	South Field Mill	Post	1772	1754	1842
Leven	Wright's Mill	Tower		1807	Demolished 1919
Lissett				1353	1353
Little Cowden					Gone by 1401
Lockington	Lockington Mill	Tower
Long Riston	The Hildyards^[33]			1322	1322
Long Riston				1540s	1670
Mappleton	Mappleton Manor			17th century^[34]	17th century
Mappleton	Mappleton Mill	Tower		1798	Windmill World
Market Weighton	Bark Mill
Market Weighton	Market Weighton Mill	Tower			Demolished
Molescroft				1448^[35]	16th century
Molescroft	Mill Hill Mill			16th century	1627
Nafferton	Nafferton Mill	Tower		1829	Windmill World
Newbald	Newbald Mill	Tower
New Ellerby	New Ellerby Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Newport	Newport Mill	Tower		1797
North Ferriby		Post
North Frodingham				16th century^[36]	16th century
North Frodingham	North Frodingham Mill	Tower		1816
North Howden	Howden Brickyard	Tower			Windmill World
North Howden	Howden Brickyard (2nd mill)		1855	1855	1855
Old Goole	Old Goole Mill Goole Fields Mill	Tower
Osgodby	SE 64386 33091	Tower		1723	Partially demolished by 1934now completely gone.
Out Newton				1276	1276
Owstwick	(two mills)			13th century	13th century
Owstwick				1588	1588
Patrington		Sunk post		1340	Blown down 1426
Patrington		Sunk post		1426	1426
Patrington	East Mill Goodrick's Mill	Tower		1845	Windmill World
Patrington	Haven Mill	Tower		1810	Truncated Windmill World
Patrington	Black Mill	Tower
Preston	Preston Mill	Post			Demolished 1813
Preston	Preston Mill	Tower		1813
Ravenser Odd				1260	1260
Ringbrough				1351	1351
Risby	Risby Mill	Post		1721	1721
Rise				Early 14th century^[37]	1624
Rise		Post		Early 18th century	Demolished
Roos				1403^[38]	16th century
Roos	West Field Mill		1772	1772	Demolished
Routh	Ros Manor			1278	14th century
Routh	Sir Amand's Manor			Mid-14th century	17th century
Routh		Hollow post		1693^[39]	1770
Rudston				1296	1296
Ryehill			14th century^[40]	1685, gone by 1748
Ryehill			1772	1915
Scalby				1661^[41]	1661
Scalby	Scalby Mill	Tower
Seaton Ross	New Mill	Tower		1839	Windmill World
Seaton Ross	Common Mill Fisher's Mill	Tower
Seaton Ross	Old Mill	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century	Windmill World
Seaton Ross		Post^[42]
Seaton Ross	Preston's Mill	Tower			Demolished 1953
Sewerby	Sewerby Mill	Tower
Sheriff Hutton				1282^[43]	1628
Skidby	Two Mills Mill			1388	Demolished 1626
Skidby	Hindercroft Mill			1655	Demolished 1688
Skidby	Skidby Mill	Post		1764	Demolished 1821
Skidby	Skidby Mill	Tower		1821	Windmill World
Skipsea	Cleeton Manor
Skipsea				1396	15th century
Skipsea	North Field
Skipsea	Upton^[44]			Early 19th century	Demolished
Skipsea	Park Farm, Upton			1820s	1820s
Skirlaugh	Skirlaugh Mill	Midlands Post		1750^[45]	Demolished 1944
Speeton	Speeton Mill	Tower
Sproatley				Late 13th century^[46]	1391
Sproatley	Sproatley Mill			1820^[47]
Sutton-on-Hull	Hastings Manor			1641	1641
Sutton-on-Hull				Early 18th century^[48]	Burnt down 1884
Swanland	Swanland Mill	Tower		1893	Demolished 1908
Swine				1440s	1440s
Swine	Mill Field			1618	1618
Swine	Swine Pools^[49]
Thearne				1625^[50]	1625
Thearne	Thearne Mill	Tower		1815	1913
Thwing		Sunk post
Tickton				1622^[51]	1660s
Ulrome				1717	1717, gone by 1765
Walkington	Walkington Mill	Post			Demolished 1850
Walkington	Walkington Mill	Tower		1850
Wawne	Meaux Abbey^[52]			Mid-13th century	1390s
Wawne	North of village			1546	1612, gone by 1672
Wawne	Wawne Carrs (two mills)			1675	18th century
Waxholme	Waxholme Mill	Tower			Windmill World
Weedley				1185	1185
Welwick				1349	1349
Wetwang	Wetwang Mill	Midlands post
Wheldrake	Wheldrake windmill	Post		1719	1850^[53]
Wilberfoss	Wilberfoss Mill	Post			Demolished 1839
Wilberfoss	Wilberfoss Mill	Tower		1839	Demolished
Witham	Witham Mill	Vertical axis mill		1816	1816
Withernwick				1304^[54]	1304
Withernwick	West of village			1610	1612, gone by 1763
Withernwick	East of village	Post		1763	Demolished 1890s
Wold Newton	Wold Newton Mill	Post
Wressle	Wressle Mill	Tower		1827	Windmill World
Yokefleet	Mill Farm Mill	Tower			Windmill World

Maps

• 1772 T Jeffereys
• 1775 Jackson
• 1829 A Bryant
• 1855 Ordnance Survey

Notes

Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics 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: Gregory, Roy. 1985. East Yorkshire Windmills. Charles Skilton Ltd. Cheddar. 0-284-98721-2. or the linked Windmill World page.

Notes and References

1. Web site: COMMON LANDS . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
2. Web site: OUTLYING TOWNSHIPS . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
3. Web site: Economy . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
4. Web site: Economy . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
5. Web site: FORTIFICATIONS . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
6. Web site: Topography and Growth . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
7. Book: Wailes, Rex. Rex Wailes. 1991. Lincolnshire Windmills. 118. Friends of Heckington mill. Heckington. 0-9518795-0-2.
8. Eight sails
9. Web site: MARFLEET . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
10. Web site: Sculcoates . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
11. Web site: MEDIEVAL HULL . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
12. Six sails
13. Web site: ALDBROUGH . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
14. Web site: Providence Mill . anlabyroad.com . 21 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090903001254/http://www.anlabyroad.com/history/anlaby-road-history-12.html . 3 September 2009 . dead .
15. Web site: ATWICK . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
16. Web site: BARMSTON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
17. Web site: BEEFORD . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
18. Web site: BILTON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
19. Web site: BRANDESBURTON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
20. Web site: Burton Constable . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
21. Web site: BURTON PIDSEA . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
22. Web site: CATWICK . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
23. Web site: CONISTON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
24. Web site: ELLERBY . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
25. Web site: HUMBLETON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
26. Web site: GANSTEAD . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
27. Web site: GARTON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
28. Five sails
29. Web site: GOXHILL . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
30. Web site: HORNSEA . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
31. Annular sail
32. Web site: LEVEN . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
33. Web site: LONG RISTON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
34. Web site: MAPPLETON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
35. Web site: MOLESCROFT . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
36. Web site: NORTH FRODINGHAM . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
37. Web site: RISE . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
38. Web site: ROOS . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
39. Web site: ROUTH . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
40. Web site: Ryehill, East Riding of Yorkshire . yorkshiremessingham.co.uk . 21 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090903010709/http://www.yorkshiremessingham.co.uk/ryehill.html . 3 September 2009 . dead .
41. Web site: SCARBOROUGH . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
42. Book: Wailes, Rex. Rex Wailes . 1954. The English Windmill . 54, 94, 99, 101, 155, Plate IX. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London.
43. Web site: Sheriff Hutton . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
44. Web site: SKIPSEA . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
45. Web site: SOUTH SKIRLAUGH . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
46. Web site: SPROATLEY . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
47. Book: Joseph Rank Ltd. 1955. The Master Millers, the story of the House of Rank. 9–16. Harley Publishing Co Ltd. London .
48. Web site: Sutton on Hull . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
49. Web site: SWINE . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
50. Web site: THEARNE AND WOODMANSEY . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
51. Web site: TICKTON . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
52. Web site: WAWNE . British History Online . 20 June 2009.
53. Web site: Wheldrake . British History Online. 2 July 2009.
54. Web site: WITHERNWICK . British History Online . 20 June 2009.