List of windmills in Nottinghamshire
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Extant windmills in Nottinghamshire.
1 Blidworth, 2 Carlton-on-Trent, 3 Caunton, 4 Coddington, 5 Eakring, 6 East Bridgford, 7 East Bridgford, 8 East Markham, 9 Elston, 10 Everton, 11 Gringley-on-the-Hill, 12 Newark on Trent, 13 North Leverton, 14 Norwell, 15 Sneinton, 16 Sutton-in-Ashfield, 17 Sutton-on-Trent, 18 Tuxford, 19 Tuxford, 20 Warsop, 21 Whatton
1 Blidworth, 2 Carlton-on-Trent, 3 Caunton, 4 Coddington, 5 Eakring, 6 East Bridgford, 7 East Bridgford, 8 East Markham, 9 Elston, 10 Everton, 11 Gringley-on-the-Hill, 12 Newark on Trent, 13 North Leverton, 14 Norwell, 15 Sneinton, 16 Sutton-in-Ashfield, 17 Sutton-on-Trent, 18 Tuxford, 19 Tuxford, 20 Warsop, 21 Whatton
This is a list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire.
Locations
[edit]B - C
[edit]| Location | Name of mill and grid reference |
Type | Maps | First mention or built |
Last mention or demise |
Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balderton | Tower | Standing 1934[1] | ||||
| Beckingham | Tower | Standing in 1934[1] | ||||
| Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire | Besthorpe Mill SK 883 651 |
Post | 1746[2] | Standing in 1946[1] Windmill World |
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| Blidworth | Blidworth Mill SK 586 558 |
Tower | Early 19th century[3] | Windmill World | ||
| Blidworth | Roving Molly | post | Moved to Hemswell, Lincolnshire, 1850s[4] | |||
| Bradmore | Burnt down 5 November 1880[5] | |||||
| Carlton-on-Trent | Carlton Mill SK 802 645 |
Tower | Early 19th century[6] | Windmill World | 
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| Caunton | Caunton Mill SK 743 603 |
Tower | Early 19th century[7] | Windmill World | 
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| Clarborough | 1828[5] | 1828[5] | ||||
| Coddington | Coddington Mill SK 832 536 |
Tower | Late 18th century[8] | Windmill World | 
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| Cossall | 1827[5] | 1827[5] | ||||
| Costock | post | |||||
| Cropwell Bishop | Blown down[5] |
E - G
[edit]| Location | Name of mill and grid reference |
Type | Maps | First mention or built |
Last mention or demise |
Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eakring | Eakring Mill SK 673 624 |
Tower | Early 19th century[9] | Windmill World | ||
| East Bridgford | Stokes' Mill SK 703 443 |
Tower | 1844[10] | Windmill World | 
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| East Bridgford | Kneeton Hills Mill SK 691 430 |
Tower | 1769[11] | Windmill World | 
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| East Farndon | Burnt down 22 August 1895[5] | |||||
| East Markham | Cleveland Mill SK 730 725 |
Tower | c. 1840[12] | Windmill World | 
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| Edwinstowe | Post | |||||
| Elston | Elston Mill SK 760 477 |
Tower | Mid-19th century[13] | Windmill World | 
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| Everton | Longbottom's Mill SK 692 904 |
Tower | c. 1830[14] | Windmill World | 
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| Farndon | Post | |||||
| Farnsfield | Mansfield Road[15] | |||||
| Farnsfield | Station Lane[15] | |||||
| Fiskerton | Fiskerton Mill SK 730 510 |
Post | Windmill World | |||
| Grassthorpe | Post | Moved to Tuxford, 1870[4] | ||||
| Gringley-on-the-Hill | Post | |||||
| Gringley-on-the-Hill | Gringley Mill SK 730 905 |
Tower | c. 1830[16] | Windmill World | 
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[edit]| Location | Name of mill and grid reference |
Type | Maps | First mention or built |
Last mention or demise |
Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harby | Harby Mill SK 877 707 |
Tower | 19th century[17] | Windmill World | 
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| Hucknall | Sick Club Mill[4] | Post | Moved in 1790 | |||
| Kersall | Post | Blown down November 1840[5] | ||||
| Keyworth | Tower | Standing in 1934[1] | ||||
| Kimberley | West Mill SK 488 453 |
Post | Windmill World | |||
| Kneesall | Smith's Mill[5] | |||||
| Laxton | post | 
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| Lenton | Post | |||||
| Mansfield | 1822[5] | 1822[5] | ||||
| Mansfield | 1841[5] | 1841[5] | ||||
| Markham Clinton | Tower | Standing in 1934[1] | ||||
| Mattersey | 1539[18] | 1539[18] | ||||
| Misterton | Misterton Mill SK 784 944 |
tower | Windmill World |
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[edit]| Location | Name of mill and grid reference |
Type | Maps | First mention or built |
Last mention or demise |
Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark-on-Trent | Farndon Mill SK 780 527 |
Tower | 1823[19] | Windmill World | 
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| Newark-on-Trent | Post | Moved to Nottingham (Forest Mill #1)[4] | ||||
| Newark-on-Trent | Post | 1854[5] | ||||
| Newark-on-Trent | Clubber's Mill[5] | 1841[5] | 1841[5] | |||
| Newark-on-Trent | Winthorpe Road | 1823[5] | 1823[5] | |||
| Newton | Shelford Mill SK 680 422 |
Post | Early 19th century[20] | Demolished 1952[4] Windmill World |
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| North Leverton | Subscription Mill SK 776 820 |
Tower | 1813[21] | Working windmill open to the public [1] | 
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| North Muskham | Post | Standing in 1934[1] | ||||
| North Muskham | Tower | Standing in 1934[1] | ||||
| North Wheatley | Tower | 1841[5] | Standing in 1934[1] | |||
| Norwell | Norwell Mill SK 774 617 |
Tower | 1852[22] | Windmill World | 
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| Nottingham | Early 13th century[23] | Early 13th century[23] | ||||
| Nottingham | Radford Mill SK 547 409 |
Post | Windmill World | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #1 | Post | Demolished[4] | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #2 | Post | Moved to Brighton, Sussex[4] | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #3 | Post | Moved to Edwinstowe[4] | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #4 | Post | 1831[4] | Moved to Farndon[4] | ||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #5 Roving Molly |
Post | Moved to Blidworth | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #6 | Post | Moved to Kegworth, Leicestershire[4] | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #7 | Post | Moved to Lenton[4] | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #8 | Post | Moved to Newton[4] | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #9 | Post | Moved to Redmile, Leicestershire[4] 1835[24] | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #10 | Post | Moved to Strelley[4] | |||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #11 | Post | ||||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #12 | Post | ||||
| Nottingham | Forest Mill #13 | Tower |
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[edit]| Location | Name of mill and grid reference |
Type | Maps | First mention or built |
Last mention or demise |
Photograph |
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| Ossington | (two mills) | 1338[25] | 1338[25] | |||
| Retford | Clarborough Hill | Burnt down 15 January 1896[5] | ||||
| Sneinton | SK 587 398 | Post | Moved within Sneinton, 1807[26] | |||
| Sneinton | Green's Mill SK 587 398 |
Tower | 1807[26] | Windmill World Website |
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| Sneinton | Windmill Lane Mill | Post | 1807[26] | Blown down 1836[5] | ||
| South Clifton | 1814[5] | 1814[5] | ||||
| South Leverton | Tower | Standing in 1936[1] | ||||
| South Leverton | Subscription Mill | Tower | demolished[4] | |||
| Southwell | Burnt down 26 November 1843 | |||||
| Strelley | post | |||||
| Sutton-in-Ashfield | Mill Street | Post | Blown down 1818[27] | |||
| Sutton-in-Ashfield | Sutton Mill Lindley's Mill SK 500 590 |
Tower | c. 1820[27] | 1895 Windmill World |
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| Sutton-on-Trent | Smock | Blown down July 1845[5] | ||||
| Sutton-on-Trent | Sutton Mill SK 798 655 |
Tower | c. 1814[28] | Windmill World | 
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T - W
[edit]| Location | Name of mill and grid reference |
Type | Maps | First mention or built |
Last mention or demise |
Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxford | Mill Mount Mill SK 733 718 |
Tower | 1812[5] | Windmill World Website |
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| Tuxford | Composite | 1870[4] | Standing in 1936[1] | |||
| Tuxford | Stone End Mill SK 761 693 |
Tower | Mid-19th century[29] | Windmill World | 
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| Tuxford | Longbottom's Mill | 1885[5] | ||||
| Upton | Upton Mill SK 736 548 |
Post | Windmill World | 
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| Walkeringham | Clark's Mill | 1852[5] | ||||
| Warsop | Forest Mill SK 581 664 |
Tower | Early 19th century[30] | Windmill World | 
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| Whatton | Whatton Mill SK 743 392 |
Tower | c. 1820[31] | Windmill World | ||
| Winkburn | 1338[25] | 1338[25] |
Notes
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nottinghamshire". University of Kent at Canterbury. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL AT MILL FARM, SAND LANE (south side), BESTHORPE, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1369946)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, MAIN STREET (north side), BLIDWORTH, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1370169)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Wailes, Rex (1954). The English Windmill. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 1515, 171–72.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "THE MILLER'S OTHER TALE". Nottingham City Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "CARLTON WINDMILL, CARLTON WHARF, SUTTON ON TRENT, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1045965)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "CAUNTON WINDMILL, MILL LANE (south side), CAUNTON, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1178722)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "CODDINGTON WINDMILL, BALDERTON LANE (west side), CODDINGTON, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1302683)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "EAKRING WINDMILL, TORK LANE, EAKRING, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1370133)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Wailes, Rex (1991). Lincolnshire Windmills. Heckington: Friends of Heckington mill. p. 118. ISBN 0-9518795-0-2.
- ^ Historic England. "EAST BRIDGFORD WINDMILL, KNEETON ROAD (north side), EAST BRIDGFORD, RUSHCLIFFE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1243857)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, PRIEST GATE (south side), EAST MARKHAM, BASSETLAW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1223860)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, MILL ROAD (west side), ELSTON, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1157079)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "EVERTON WINDMILL, MATTERSEY ROAD (east side), EVERTON, BASSETLAW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1045100)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b "BUILDINGS". Farnsfield Local History Society. Retrieved 20 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Historic England. "GRINGLEY WINDMILL, MILL HILL (south side), GRINGLEY ON THE HILL, BASSETLAW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1156678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL NORTH OF WIGSLEY ROAD, WIGSLEY ROAD (north side), HARBY, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1156678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b "THE PRIORY OF MATTERSEY". British History Online. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "FARNDON WINDMILL, CREES LANE (east side), NEWARK, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1196287)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, SHELFORD ROAD (north side), SHELFORD AND NEWTON, RUSHCLIFFE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1039576)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Brown, R J (1976). Windmills of England. London: Robert Hale. p. 160. ISBN 0-7091-5641-3.
- ^ Historic England. "THE OLD WINDMILL, MAIN STREET (south side), NORWELL, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1302090)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b "THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST, NOTTINGHAM". British History Online. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Redmile Archive". Redmile Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b c d "THE PRECEPTORY OF OSSINGTON". British History Online. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "A Short History of Green's Mill". Nottingham City Council. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, PROSPECT PLACE (south side), SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1234883)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "SUTTON WINDMILL, MAIN STREET (west side), SUTTON ON TRENT, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1045967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "STONE ROAD END, STONE ROAD (south side), TUXFORD, BASSETLAW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1266846)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "WARSOP WINDMILL, FOREST ROAD (north side), WARSOP, MANSFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1074946)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL AT HILLYSIDE HOUSE, CONERY LANE (north side), WHATTON, RUSHCLIFFE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1074946)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.