List of windmills in Devon

A list of windmills in Devon.

## Locations

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Location  | Name of mill and
grid reference  | Type  | Maps  | First mention
or built  | Last mention
or demise  | Photograph

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Abbotsham | Bowood Mill  |  | 1765
1827  | 1765  | 1827  |
Abbotsham  | Tealter Mill  |  |  | 1695  | Demolished c. 1817  |
Alverdiscott |  |  |  | 1603  | 1603  |
Bere Ferrers |  |  |  | 1637  | 1637  |
Brixham | Little Rey Mill
SX 926 557 | Tower |  | 1797 | 1840
Windmill World |
Brixham  | Furzeham Common Mill  | Tower |  | 1818 | 1838  |
Broadclyst | Clyston Manor Mill
SX 991 966 | Tower | 1809
1827  | 1786 | Windmill World |
Cruwys Morchard |  |  |  | 1553  | 1553  |
Dartmouth |  | Post |  | c. 1700  | c. 1700  |
Exminster | Shillingford Mill  |  |  | 1835  | 1835  |
Exmouth |  | Tower | 1809  | 1797 | Demolished 1849  |
Galmpton Warnborough | SX 889 567 | Tower | 1827  | c. 1810  | Windmill World |
Holsworthy |  | Tower | 1765 | 1765  | Demolished c. 1890  |
Instow | Church Mill
SS 482 312 | Tower |  |  | Windmill World |
Instow  | South Mill  |  |  | 1797  | 1797  |
Littleham | Heale House[1] | Titt iron wind engine |  |  |  |
Lundy | North Mill  | Tower |  | 17th century  | Ruin by 1787  |
Lundy  | West Mill
SS 136 465 | Tower |  | 17th century  | Windmill World |
Northam |  |  | 1675  | 1609  | 1675  |
Northam  | Bidna Mill
SS 457 296 | Tower |  | 1806  | Tower blown down 1919
Windmill World |
North Whilborough | Long Burrow Mill
SX 872 658 | Tower |  |  | Windmill World |
Paignton | Fernacombe Mill
SX 875 624 | Tower |  | 1829  | Windmill World |
Pilton |  |  |  | 1594 |  |
Petrockstowe | Heanton Mill
SS 491 103 | Tower | 1809  | 1756 | Windmill World |
Plymouth | Devonport Mill  |  |  | 1751  | Demolished 1762  |
Plymouth  | Devonport Mill  | Tower | 1827  | 1762 | Demolished c. 1843  |
Plymouth  | Hoe Mill  | Post |  | 1564  | 1792  |
Plympton St Mary |  |  |  | 1561  | 1561  |
Rackenford |  |  | 1765  | 1765  | 1765  |
Sandford | Dowrish Mill  |  |  | Late 16th century  | Late 16th century  |
Shute | Shute House[1] | Titt iron wind engine |  | 1900 |  |
Stokenham |  |  |  | 1612  | 1612  |
Teigngrace |  |  |  | 1713  | 1713  |
Teignmouth |  |  |  | 1628  | 1727, demolished by 1759  |
Topsham |  |  |  | 1769  | 1790, demolished by 1817  |
Torquay | Yaddon Down Mill
SX 908 658 | Tower |  | 1673  | Windmill World |
Torquay  | Chelston Mill  |  |  | 1823  | 1823  |
Torquay  | Fleet Mill  |  |  | 1808  | 1820  |
Witheridge |  |  | 1765 | 1765  | 1765  |
Woodbury |  |  |  | 1289  | 1289  |
Woodbury Salterton |  |  |  | 1549  | 1549  |
Woolfardisworthy | Almiston Mill  |  |  | c. 1840  | c. 1840  |

## Sources

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Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is Minchinton, Walter (1977). Windmills of Devon. Exeter: Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. ISBN 978-0-950177-86-1.

## Maps

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* 1675 John Ogilby
* 1765 Benjamin Donn
* 1809 Ordnance Survey
* 1827 C & J Greenwood

## Notes

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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

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1. ^ a b Major, J Kenneth (1977). The Windmills of John Wallis Titt. The International Molinological Society.

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Windmills in England

East|

Bedfordshire

Cambridgeshire
Bourn

Essex
Ashdon
Aythorpe Roding
Bocking Churchstreet
Clavering
Debden
Finchingfield
Fryerning
Great Bardfield
Great Dunmow
Mountnessing
Orsett
Ramsey
Rayleigh
South Ockendon
Stansted Mountfitchet
Stock
Terling
Thaxted
Tiptree
Toppesfield
White Roding

Hertfordshire
Ardeley
Brent Pelham
Croxley Green
King's Walden
North Mymms
Reed
Tring
Weston

Norfolk
Aslacton
Aylsham
Blakeney
Billingford
Burnham Overy

Staithe
Union
Carbrooke
Caston
Catfield
Cley
Denver
Diss
East Dereham
East Harling
East Runton
East Wretham
Garboldisham
Gayton
Great Bircham
Great Ellingham
Hickling
Hindringham
Ingleborough
Old Buckenham
Thrigby
West Winch
Weybourne

Norfolk Drainage mills
Berney Arms
Boardman’s
Brograve
Catfield
Clayrack
Horning
Horsey
Hunsett
Lambrigg
Lockgate
Palmer’s
Reedham
Starston
Stubb

Suffolk
Aldeburgh
Bardwell
Barnham
Blundeston
Bungay
Burgh
Buxhall
Clare
Cockfield
Corton
Creeting St Mary
Crowfield
Dalham
Drinkstone
Eastbridge
Framsden
Friston
Gazeley
Great Thurlow
Great Welnetham
Herringfleet
Holton
Kelsale
Lound
Pakenham
Reydon
Saxtead Green
Stanton
Stowmarket
Syleham
Thelnetham
Thorpeness
Walberswick
Walton
Woodbridge

Buttrum's
Tricker's

East
Midlands|

Derbyshire

Northamptonshire

Rutland

Leicestershire
Ullesthorpe

Lincolnshire
Alford
Boston
Burgh-le-Marsh
Heckington
Kirton in Lindsey
Metheringham
Moulton
Waltham
Wrawby

Nottinghamshire
North Leverton
Sneinton

London|

Greater London
Arkley
Barking
Battersea
Brixton
Keston
Plumstead Common
Shirley
Upminster
Wandsworth Common
Wimbledon Common

North
East|

Durham

Northumberland

North
West|

Cheshire

Cumbria

Lancashire
Little Marton
Lytham
Pilling
Thornton

Merseyside
Bidston
Wavertree

South
East|

Berkshire

Buckinghamshire
Cobstone
Hawridge
Pitstone

East Sussex
Alfriston
Argos Hill
Battle
Cross-in-Hand
Crowborough
Herstmonceux
Icklesham
Kingston
Mark Cross
North Chailey
Nutley
Punnetts Town
Rye
Polegate
Rottingdean
Stone Cross
Tide Mills
Patcham
West Blatchington
Westham
Winchelsea

Hampshire
Bursledon
Chalton
Crux Easton
Langstone

Isle of Wight
Bembridge

Kent
Benenden
Bidborough
Barham
Canterbury
Charing
Chillenden
Chislet
Copton
Cranbrook
Eastry
Edenbridge
Guston
Herne
Kingston
Margate
Meopham
Northbourne
Oare
Ringwould
Rolvenden
Sandhurst
Sandwich
Sarre
Sheerness
Stanford
Stelling Minnis
St Margaret's Bay
West Kingsdown
Whitstable
Willesborough
Wittersham
Woodchurch

Oxfordshire

Surrey
Buckland
Capel
Ewhurst
Frimley Green
Lowfield Heath
Outwood
Reigate
Reigate Heath
Tadworth

West Sussex
Angmering
Arundel
Barnham
Clayton
Earnley
East Wittering
Halnaker
High Salvington
Keymer
Nutbourne
Pagham
Selsey
Shipley
Washington
West Chiltington

South
West|

Cornwall

Devon

Gloucestershire

Dorset
Cottonfields
Top Growlands

Somerset
Ashton
Stembridge

Wiltshire
Wilton

West
Midlands|

Herefordshire

Shropshire

Staffordshire

Worcestershire

Warwickshire
Berkswell
Chesterton
Kenilworth

Yorkshire
and the
Humber|

East Riding of Yorkshire
Skidby

North Yorkshire
York

South Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

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