List of windmills in Lancashire

A list of windmills in Lancashire, including those now within Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

Locations

A – C

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Ainsdale Ainsdale Mill Tower c.1800 Closure in 1965 and demolition in late 1970s[1]
Aughton Aughton Mill Sunk Post[2]
Barton-upon-Irwell 1600[3] 1600[3]
Bickerstaffe Bickerstaffe Mill
SD 442 048 		Tower 1756 Windmill World
Billinge Billinge Mill 1641[4] 1691[4]
Birkdale Birkdale Mill Sunk Post[2] c.16th century[5] Mentioned 1845[5]
Boothstown Mid-18th century[6] Demolished 1874[6]
Bretherton Bank Mill
SD 462 208 		Tower 1741 Windmill World
Burscough Mere Mill
SD 426 157 		Tower Windmill World
Carleton Dick's Mill Tower Demolished 1886[7]
Clifton Clifton Mill
SD 464 313 		Tower Windmill World
Culcheth 1516[8] 1593[8]

F – K

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Freckleton Smock Saw Mill
Golborne 1352[9] 1367[9]
Great Crosby Moor Lane Mill
SD 329 003 		Tower 1813[10] Windmill World
Haigh Brewery Mill
SD 605 089 		Tower 1845 Windmill World
Hambleton Post 1870s[11] Demolished by 1934[7]
Ince 1558[12] 1558[12]
Kirkham Carr Hill Mill
SD 431 320 		Tower Windmill World
Kirkham Treales Mill
SD 447 328 		Tower Late 18th century[13] Windmill World

L

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Little Marton Little Marton Mill
SD 349 342 		Tower 1838 Windmill World
Liverpool Wavertree Mill Midlands Post 1452 Demolished 1916
Liverpool Edge Hill Mill Post 1642[2] 1642[2]
Liverpool Eastham Mill 1250[14] Destroyed May 1644[2]
Liverpool Cathedral Mount[2]
Liverpool Hale Mill Post[2] Moved to Hale Bank, 1790[2]
Liverpool Hale Bank Mill Post[2] 1790[2]
Liverpool Townsend Mill 1348[14]
Liverpool Townsend Mill Midlands Post 1644[2] 1772
Liverpool Gallows Mill Tower 1825
Liverpool Gallows Mill
(2nd mill) 		Tower 1825
Liverpool Chisenhale Street Tower 1814
Liverpool Chisenhale Street (2nd mill) Tower 1814
Liverpool Preston Road Mill Tower Standing in 1936[15]
Liverpool St James's Park Tower 1773[16] Gone by 1889[17]
Liverpool Stanley Park 1823[18]
Liverpool Springfield Mill Tower 1823[19] 1907
Liverpool Parliament St (two) Gone by 1889[17]
Liverpool Bootle Lane Burnt down 1834[20]
Longton Standing 1916[20]
Lydiate Forest's Mill
SD 380 039 		Tower 1768 Windmill World
Lytham St Annes Lytham Mill
SD 371 271 		Tower 1803 Windmill World

M – P

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Maghull Standing in 1916[20]
Manchester Deansgate 1771[21]
Manchester Windmill Street 1766[20] 1811[20]
Much Hoole Standing in 1916[20]
Ormskirk Wimbrick Mill Standing in 1916[20] Photo
Parbold Parbold Mill
SD 491 106 		Tower 1810 Windmill World
Pilling Damside Windmill
SD 406 487 		Tower 1808 Windmill World
Preesall Preesall Mill
SD 367 467 		Tower 1839 Windmill World
Prescot Acres Mill Tower Burnt down 9 August 1908[22]
Preston Craggs Row Mill
SD 537 300 		Tower Early 19th century[23] Windmill World
Preston Park Lane Mill Standing 1916[20]

R – W

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Rimington Stopper Lane Mill Smock[2]
Rufford Causeway End Mill Tower Standing in 1947[15]
Rufford Midlands Post Moved to Warton 1771[24]
Salford 1380[25] 1380[25]
Singleton Singleton Mill Tower[2] Standing in 1947[15]
Southport Titt iron wind engine 1894
Staining Staining Mill
SD 347 366 		Tower Late 18th century[26] Windmill World
St Helens Ravenhead Mill
SJ 502 942 		Tower Late 18th century[27] Windmill World
Southport Tower Photo[permanent dead link‍]
Southport Titt wind engine 1894[28]
Tarleton Standing in 1916[20]
Thornton Cleveleys Marsh Mill
SD 335 426 		Tower 1794 Windmill World
Toxteth Scott's Mill
Wilson's Mill 		Tower Demolished c. 1960
Treales Treales Tower Windmill World
Upholland Holland Mill
SD 513 057 		Tower 1768 Windmill World
Warton Warton Post Mill
SD 420 288 		Sunk post (Midlands type) 1771[24] Windmill World
West Derby 1229[29] 1256[29]
West Derby Acker's Mill 1717[30] 1717[30]
Wrea Green Wrea Green Mill
SD 395 313 		Tower Windmill World
Wrightington Harrock Hill Mill
SD 511 133 		Tower Windmill World
Weeton Weeton Mill
SD 393 346 		Tower 1812 Demolished 1950s?
Windmill World

Notes

Mills in bold text are still standing. Known building dates are also indicated in bold. Text in italics indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case.

Sources

These sources will be useful to expand the article:-

  • Clarke, Allen (1916). Windmill Land. London: J M Dent & Sons. ISBN 9780946571086.
  • Clarke, Allen (1918). More Windmill Land. London: J M Dent & Sons.
  • Clarke, Allen (1924). Windmill Land Stories. London: J M Dent & Sons.

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Wailes, Rex (1977). The English Windmill. London and Henley on Thames: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 52, 84, 110, 145, 157, 168. ISBN 0-7100-2241-7.
  3. ^ a b "BARTON". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  4. ^ a b "BILLINGE". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  5. ^ a b Aughton, Peter (1998). North Meols and Southport. Carnegie. ISBN 0-948789-38-7.
  6. ^ a b "Windmills and Cotton Mills". The Boothstown Website. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  7. ^ a b Thurston Hopkins, R (1934). Old Watermills and Windmills. London: Philip Allan & Co Ltd. p. 39.
  8. ^ a b "CULCHETH". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  9. ^ a b "GOLBORNE". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  10. ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL, MOOR LANE (north side), CROSBY, SEFTON, MERSEYSIDE (1257388)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  11. ^ de Little, Rodney (1997). The Windmills of England. Partridge Green: Colwood Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-9529930-0-7.
  12. ^ a b "INCE". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  13. ^ Historic England. "TREALES WINDMILL, TREALES, ROSEACRE AND WHARLES, FYLDE, LANCASHIRE (1072002)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  14. ^ a b "CASTLE". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  15. ^ a b c "The Donald W. Muggeridge Collection of Mill Photographs, Lancashire & Leicestershire". University of Kent at Canterbury. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  16. ^ "LIVERPOOL PARKS". Liverpool Parks. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  17. ^ a b "Old Liverpool" (PDF). Bramhill.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  18. ^ "WALTON". British History Online. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  19. ^ "KIRKDALE". British History Online. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i Clarke, Allen (1916). Windmill Land. London: J M Dent & Sons. Partial online version
  21. ^ "BOROUGH". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  22. ^ Postcard published by Knowsley Library Service
  23. ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL, CRAGGS ROW (east side), PRESTON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE (1207265)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  24. ^ a b Major, J Kenneth; Watts, Martin (1977). Victorian and Edwardian Windmills and Watermills from old photographs. London: Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-0621-6.
  25. ^ a b "SALFORD". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  26. ^ Historic England. "STAINING WINDMILL, MILL LANE, STAINING, FYLDE, LANCASHIRE (1362385)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  27. ^ Historic England. "PART OF NUMBERS 96 AND 98 FORMER WINDMILL TOWER, RAVENHEAD, 96 AND 98 RAVENHEAD ROAD, ST HELENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE (1084314)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
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  30. ^ a b "WEST DERBY". British History Online. Retrieved 29 November 2008.