List of windmills in Essex
Extant (red) and former (blue) windmills in Essex.
1
Ashdon , 2
Aythorpe Roding , 3
Bocking , 4
Clavering , 5
Debden , 6
Finchingfield , 7
Great Bardfield , 8
Great Dunmow , 9
Fryerning , 10
Mountnessing , 11
Orsett , 12
Ramsey , 13
Rayleigh , 14
South Ockendon , 15
Stansted Mountfitchet , 16
Stock , 17
Terling , 18
Thaxted , 19
Tolleshunt Knights , 20
Toppesfield , 21
White Roding .
A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current Ceremonial county of Essex .
Locations
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B
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D
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G
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Location
Name of mill and grid reference
Type
Maps
First mention or built
Last mention or demise
Photograph
Laindon
TQ 680 890
1678
1617
1695
Lamarsh
TL 893 342
Smock
1825
1825
1876
Langham
TM 031 327
Post
1805
1800
Moved to new site in Langham 1800
Langham
TM 037 329
Post
1805
1800
1803, gone by 1817
Langham
Whiley's MillTM 014 323
Smock
1819
Demolished 1907
Latchingdon
TL 889 013
Post
1310
1310
Latchingdon
Lawland MillTL 889 013
Post
1678 1724 1777
1633
1807
Latchingdon
TL 887 969
1873
1873
Latton
Gone by 1616
Latton
Latton MillTL 460 119
1825
1824
1835, demolished to enable construction of London – Cambridge railway
Lawford
TM 105 320
Post
1804
1816, gone by 1824
Lawford
TM 102 315
Tower
1825
1783
1914, gone by 1918
Lawford
TM 095 333
Post
1825
1802
1825
Layer de la Haye
Cooper's MillTL 978 202
Post
1825
1801
Moved to West Mersea 1833
Layer de la Haye
TL 979 023
Post
1855
1875, gone by 1886
Lindsell
TL 640 276
Post
1791
1826, replaced by smock mill by 1846
Lindsell
TL 640 276
Smock
1846
Demolished c. 1906
Little Baddow
Richardson's MillTL 783 071
Post
1724
1655
1757
Little Baddow
Cranie's MillTL 782 070
1813
1819
Moved to Danbury by 1824
Little Bardfield
Paul's MillTL 667 312
Post
1724 1777 1805
1572
Burnt down March 1805
Little Bardfield
Paul's MillTL 667 312
Post
1807
1870
Little Bardfield
Hawkspur Green MillTL 654 322
Post
1805
1805
Collapsed c. 1871
Little Bardfield
Hawkspur Green Mill
Smock
1876
Blown down c. 1928
Little Bentley
TM 120 257
Post
1825 1904
1818
Demolished 1905
Little Canfield
TL 590 214
Post
1700 1825
1590
Moved to other site in Little Canfield c. 1809
Little Canfield
TL 601 208
Post
1809
Demolished 1930
Little Chishill [ 7]
Little Chishill Mill TL 413 388
Post
1676 1724
1676
1819
Little Chishill
Little Chishill Mill TL 413 388
Post
1819
Little Clacton
Foot's Farm Mill TM 178 180
Post
1777 1805
1756
1805, possibly moved to Great Clacton c. 1807
Little Dunmow
Throws MillTL 656 224
Post
1875
Demolished 1913Windmill World
Little Hallingbury
TL 497 167
1838
1856
Little Laver
TL 543 090
Post
1579
1797
Little Laver
TL 543 909
Post
1797
Converted to Composite mill 1850
Little Laver
TL 543 090
Composite
1850
Demolished December 1963
Little Leighs
TL 717 167
1662
1662
Little Maplestead
TL 833 336
1645
1645
Little Maplestead
Purlshill MillTL 797 336
1830
1874, gone by 1887
Little Sampford
Pettit's MillTL 652 347
Post
1724 1777 1805 1893
1724
1893
Little Sampford
Starling's Mill Thaxted Road MillTL 636 346
Post
1805
1796
1880, gone by 1902
Little Stambridge
TL 887 905
Post
1893
1814
1893, gone by 1895
Little Tey
TL 892 237
1861
1861
Little Totham
Barrow Hill MillTL 878 078
Post
1703
Blown down 30 June 1831
Little Totham
Smith's MillTL 878 078
Smock
1831
Demolished 1892
Little Waltham
TL 718 127
Post
1777 1805
1760
1845
Little Warley
TQ 596 903
Smock
1893
1832
Blown down 8 January 1866
Little Yeldham
Post
1263
1263
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Q, R
S
Location
Name of mill and grid reference
Type
Maps
First mention or built
Last mention or demise
Photograph
Saffron Walden
TL 549 412
1514
1549
Saffron Walden
TL 542 377
1777
1758
1777
Saffron Walden
Ruse's MillTL 542 377
Smock
1785
Demolished 1955
Saffron Walden
Middleditch's MillTL 543 374
Smock
1799
Demolished 1896
Saffron Walden
Copthall MillTL 545 389
Smock
1828
Demolished c. 1896
Saffron Walden
Thaxted Road MillTL 548 379
Post
1805 1825
1799
1830
Saffron Walden
Sewards End MillTL 556 380
Post
1803
Demolished c. 1909
Shenfield
Post
1476
1476
Shenfield
Alexander's MillTQ 597 934
Post
1777 1805 1893
1777
Demolished or blown down c. 1870
Shenfield
TQ 598 935
1678 1724 1777
1678
1777
Shenfield
Tasker's Lane MillTQ 601 397
Smock
1893
1810
Demolished c. 1880
Sible Hedingham
TL 779 341
Post
1678 1724 1777
1678
1789, gone by 1797
Shilveston
TL 690 451
Post
1231
1231
Sible Hedingham
Cutmaple Mill Metson's MillTL 786 324
Post
1775
Demolished 1956
Sible Hedingham
TL 783 333
Post
1777
Blown down 1824
Sible Hedingham
Eley's MillTL 783 333
Tower
1824
Demolished 1923
South Benfleet
TQ 782 859
1678
1678
1678
Southchurch
Post
1294
1294
Southminster
1585
1585
Southminster
Ratsborough MillTQ 953 895
Post
1678 1724 1777
1678
Burnt down November 1781
Southminster
West MillTQ 955 993
Smock
1805
1783
Burnt down c. 1889
Southminster
East Mill Cripplegate MillTL 962 001
Smock
1790
Demolished 1929
Southminster
Moor MillTM 968 005
Post
1678 1724
1562
1724
South Ockendon
TQ 604 819
Post
1295
1362
South Ockendon
South Ockendon Mill TQ 604 831
Smock
1829
Collapsed 2 November 1977Windmill World
South Shoebury
1678
1678
South Weald
Weald MillTQ 549 956
1662
1761, gone by 1777
South Weald
Warley MillTQ 587 917
Post
1805
1788
1829
South Weald
Bentley MillTQ 568 968
Post
1724 1777
1724
Moved to Chadwell Heath (Miss Bentley) c. 1820
South Weald
TQ 568 968
Tower
1821
1884
South Weald
Brook Street Mill Rush MillTQ 571 925
Post
1805
1778
Demolished 1913
Springfield
TL 716 074
Post
1655
1655
Springfield
Arbour Lane MillTL 716 074
Post
1777
1767
1792, gone by 1799
Springfield
Broomfield MillTL 717 102
Post
1903
1782
1918
Springfield
Pease Hall MillTL 733 066
Smoxk
1825
1816
Demolished c. 1932
Stambourne
TL 727 381
1724
1724
1729, gone by 1771
Stambourne
TL 716 393
1777
1777
1777
Stambourne
TL 727 388
1805
1800
1815
Stambourne
TL 714 391
Post
1840
1836
Blown down 3 December 1909
Stanford Rivers
Littlebury MillTL 547 014
Post
1844
1781
1854
Stanford Rivers
TL 527 984
1761 1777
1724
1703
Demolished 1797
Stanford Rivers
Shonks MillTL 527 984
Post
1797
1862
Stanford Rivers
Toothill MillTL 515 026
Post
1825
c. 1815
Demolished 1935
Stansted Mountfitchet
Quendon Road Mill (north) TL 513 260
Post
1724
1724
1866, gone by 1875
Stansted Mountfitchet
Quendon Road Mill (south)
Post
1788
1798, gone by 1808
Stansted Mountfitched
Stansted Mountfitchet Mill TL 510 248
Tower
1787
Windmill World
Stansted Mountfitchet
Wisbey's MillTL 531 259
Smock
1840
1820
1887
Stapleford Abbotts
TQ 501 956
Post
1566
1655
Stapleford Abbotts
Passingford MillTQ 500 976
1777
1743
1777
Stapleford Abbotts
Passingford MillTQ 502 978
Post
1844
1779
Demolished c. 1857
Stapleford Tawney
Boyland's Oak MillTQ 512 944
Post
1846
Demolished 1923
Stebbing
Playle's MillTL 654 253
1756
1757, demolished by 1770
Stebbing
Barrack Lane MillTL 658 258
Post
1777
1754
Blown down 1821
Stebbing
Barrack Lane MillTL 658 258
Post
1825
1824
1840
Stebbing
New Mill Chopping's MillTL 655 257
Smock
1832
Demolished c. 1900
Stebbing
Bran End MillTL 649 251
Smock
1842
Blown down March 1895
Stebbing
Custance's MillTL 661 241
Post
1833
1896, gone by 1902
Steeple Bumpstead
Post
1392
1392
Steeple Bumpstead
Old Hall Mill TL 681 401
Post
1724 1777 1805
1724
1896, gone by 1905
Steeple Bumpstead
Suckling's Mill TL 682 412
Post
1836
1882, gone by 1886
Steeple Bumpstead
Coe's Mill TL 677 417
1825
1825
Demolished c. 1893
Stifford
1678
1678
1686
Stisted
1770
Burnt down August 1770
Stisted
Post
1778
1781
Stock
Post
1476
1476
Stock
Threadgold's MillTQ 693 991
Post
1779
Moved within Stock, 1845
Stock
Stock MillTQ 691 969
1733
1587
Demolished c. 1890
Stock
Post
1600
1784
Stock
Stock Mill TQ 698 987
Tower
1816
Windmill World
Stock
Post
1845
Demolished c. 1890
St Osyth
Flag MillTM 116 178
Post
1760
1855, gone by 1858
St Osyth
TM 128 152
1777
1777
1777
Stow Maries
TL 835 994
Post
1489
1682
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For windmills in Barking , Cranham , Dagenham , East Ham , Havering , Leyton , North Ockendon , Rainham , Romford , Upminster , Walthamstow , West Ham and Woodford see List of windmills in London .
For windmills in Ickleton see List of windmills in Cambridgeshire .
For windmills in Kedington see List of windmills in Suffolk .
Maps
1676 Seller (map of Hertfordshire)
1678 John Ogilby & William Morgan
1696 John Oliver
1700 Robert Morden & John Pask
1724 John Warburton, Joseph Bland & Payler Smith
1746 John Rocque
1749 Emanuel Bowen
1761 Thomas Kitchin
1757 Sparrow
1761 Kitchin
1776 John Andrews & Andrew Dury
1777 John Chapman & Peter André
1781 Carington Bowles
1799 J Woodward
1804 William Faden
1805 Ordnance Survey
1818 Christopher and John Greenwood (map of Middlesex)
1824 Christopher and John Greenwood
1840 Ordnance Survey
1844 Ordnance Survey
1893 Ordnance Survey
1903 Ordnance Survey
Notes
Unless otherwise stated, the source for all entries is the five volume Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
All mills are listed against the parish in which they were when built, which may not always be the parish with which they are most often associated. This affects-
Sach's Mill, Cressing – listed under Rivenhall
Billericay – listed under Great Burstead
Oxley Green Mill, Tolleshunt d'Arcy – listed under Tolleshunt
Virley Mill – listed under Tolleshunt
Messing Maypole Mill, Tiptree under Tolleshunt Knights
References
^ Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers . Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 48– 49. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4 .
^ Farries states it was moved to Great Baddow by 1762 but this conflicts with available evidence showing Great Baddow mill had been built in 1755.
^ "Assington Mill Farm" . Assington mill. Retrieved 1 June 2009 .
^ Major, J Kenneth (1977). The Windmills of John Wallis Titt . The International Molinological Society.
^ Site in Linton, Cambridgeshire since 1965
^ a b Bonwick, Luke (1999). Cromer Windmill, History & Guide . Hertford: Hertfordshire Building Preservation Trust. p. 8.
^ Little Chishill was transferred to Cambridgeshire in 1895.
^ Farries, Kenneth (1981). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume One – An Historical Review . London & Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. ISBN 0-284-98641-0 .
^ Farries, Kenneth (1982). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Two – A Technical Review . London & Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. ISBN 0-284-98637-2 .
^ Farries, Kenneth (1984). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Three - A Review by Parishes, A-E . Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. ISBN 0-284-98642-9 .
^ Farries, Kenneth (1985). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Four - A Review by Parishes, F-R . Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. ISBN 0-284-98647-X .
^ Farries, Kenneth (1988). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Five - A Review by Parishes, S-Z . Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. ISBN 0-284-98821-9 .
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