A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current Ceremonial county of Essex.
Locations
A Location Name of milland grid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Abbess Roding Post 1381 1381 Alphamstone Post 1777 c. 1760 1875 Althorne 1825 1825 1825 Ardleigh John de Bois MillJohnnyboy's Mill Post 177717991804 1636 Demolished c. 1805, replaced by new mill on same site. Ardleigh John de Bois MillJohnnyboy's Mill Post 1805182418401893 c. 1805 Demolished 1898 Ardleigh Webb's Mill Post 1791 1830, possibly moved to Colchester (Old Heath Road) Ardleigh Burnt Heath Mill Post 1800 Demolished 1891 Arkesden Post Gone by 1387 Arkesden 1724 1724 1724 Ashdon Post 1388 1394 Ashdon Church End Mill Post 172417771805 1693 Moved to Nuts Green c. 1812 Ashdon Bragg's MillBartlow Hamlet MillStevington End Mill Post 1757 Windmill World Ashdon Nuts Green Mill Post 1825 c. 1812 1839 Ashdon Radwinter Road Mill Tower 1825 1794 Demolished c. 1900 Asheldham 1678 1662 1678 Asheldham Approximately Post 1825 1825 1876 Ashen Post 1825 1825 1876 Aveley Post 1330 1330 Aveley (second mill) Post 1330 1330 Aveley Post 16781903 1651 Demolished c. 1917 Aythorpe Roding Post 1724 1615 1724 Aythorpe Roding Aythorpe Roding Mill Post 1779 Windmill World
B Location Name of milland grid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Bardfield Saling Post 1823 Demolished 17 September 1965 Barling Barling Mill Post 1724 1724 1724 Barling Barling Mill Smock 1760 Demolished c. 1946 Barnston Barnston Mill Post 17771825 1777 Demolished September 1870 Belchamp Otten Post 1282 1285 Belchamp Otten Post 17771825 1765 Demolished c. 1881 Belchamp Otten Tower 1838 Demolished c. 1959 Belchamp St Paul Post 1222 1222 Belchamp St Paul Post 1815 Demolished 1911 Belchamp Walter Cottonbury Mill Post 1777 1777 1883, demolished by 1893. Converted to bakery. Trestle inside remaining roundhouse.
Windmill World Belchamp Walter 1560 1580 Belchamp Walter Orbell's Mill 1805 1805 1832 Berden Post 1274 1432 Berden Post 16781724 1597 1724 Berden Post 1815 1896, gone by 1902 Birch Digby's Mill Post 17241777 1724 Moved to Layer de la Haye in 1855 Birch Royce's Mill Post 1825 1786 Demolished 1962 Birchanger 1805 1774 1863 Birdbrook Post 1777 1777 Moved c. 1798 (to new site in Birdbrook?) Birdbrook 1555 1555 Birdbrook 1805 1805 1805 Blackmore Post 1777 1777 Burnt down 6 December 1875 Black Notley Red Mill Post 1785 1840, gone by 1845 Bobbingworth 1510 1510 Bobbingworth Bovinger MillBrock's Mill Post 16781724 1640 Blown down 1923 Bocking Post 1405 1405 Bocking 1617 1624, gone by 1655 Bocking Post 1724 1720 Moved to Bocking Churchstreet 1830 Bocking Bocking Churchstreet Mill Post 1830 Windmill World Bocking Lambert's Mill Post 1752 Moved c 1854 (to Broom Hills, Braintree) Bocking Post 1724 1685 Standing 1769, replaced by smock mill on same site by 1773 Bocking Bocking Tower Mill Smock 1773 Burnt down 15 March 1807 Bocking Smock 1823 Moved c. 1829 to Greenstead Green, Halstead Bocking Coggeshall Road Mill Stock's Mill Playle's Mill Post 1787 Demolished 1876 Bocking Pumping mill Trestle 1875 1914 Demolished by 1911 Boreham Post 1813 Demolished c. 1894 Boxted Post 1825 1815 Demolished c. 1863 Bradfield North side of Mill Lane Approximately Post 1678172417771825 1678 1832 Bradfield South Side of Mill Lane Approximately Post 1825 1825 1838, gone by 1847 Bradfield Daniel's Mill Smock 1846 Burnt down November 1857 Bradfield Pattrick's Mill Tower 1845 Demolished 1934 Bradwell on Sea Post 1291 1378 Bradwell on Sea Post 167817001777 1630 Blown down 24 December 1791 Bradwell on Sea Curry's Mill Smock 1792 Burnt down c. 1900 Braintree Griffin's End Mill Post 1810 Demolished 1883Windmill World Braintree Broom Hills MillDigby's Mill Post c. 1855 Demolished 1907 Brightlingsea Stammer's Mill Post 1827 Demolished 1913 Brightlingsea Hurst Green Mill Approximately Post 1521 1758Farries states it was moved to Great Baddow by 1762 but this conflicts with available evidence showing Great Baddow mill had been built in 1755. Broomfield Smock 1806 1880 Broxted Post 1815 Demolished c. 1953 Bulmer Post 1265 1265 Bulmer Armsey MillBulmer Tye Mill Post 17771825 1775 Moved to Assington, Suffolk c. 1869 Bulmer Bulmer MillBallingdon Mill Smock 1793 Demolished August 1928Windmill World Bulphan Post 1678 1455 1678 Bulphan 1838 1838 Burnham on Crouch North MillPannell's Mill Smock 1805 1784 Demolished c. 1900 Burnham on Crouch South MillTown MillStagg's Mill Post 1796 Demolished c. 1900 Buttsbury Post 1259 1259 Buttsbury 1844 1844 1844
C Location Name of milland grid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Canewdon Post 1777 1669 Burnt down c. 1880 Canewdon Post 1792 1883 Castle Hedingham Ruffle's Mill Post 177718051825 1765 1878 Castle Hedingham Digby's Mill Post 18051825 1794 1838 Chelmsford Thomas Strutt's Mill 17241749 1710 1749 Chelmsford Moulsham Mill Post 17241777 1717 1844 Chelmsford Smock c. 1810 Moved to new site c. 1824 (Rainsford mill) Chelmsford Rainsford Mill Smock c. 1824 Demolished 1875 Chelmsford Widford Mill Post 1734 1858 Chelmsford pumping mill, River Chelmer Chignall Smealy Post 1333 1333 Chigwell Post 1318 1318 Chigwell Chigwell Row Mill Post 1768 c. 1610 1768 Chigwell Chigwell Row Mill Post 1773 Burnt down July 1842 Chigwell Mount Pleasant Mill 1825 1813 1829 Chipping Ongar Post 1294 1372 Chrishall Crawley End Mill Post 1724 1724 Demolished c. 1890 Clavering Clavering Windmill Post 1724 1625 1848 Clavering South Mill Tower 1757 Windmill World Clavering North Mill Tower 1811 Windmill World Colchester Lexden Road Mill (east) Post 16781777 1678 1819 Colchester Lexden Road Mill (west) Post 16781777 1678 1832 Colchester Butt Mill Post 172417671777 1660 Demolished c. 1782 Colchester Butt Mill Post 1782 Burnt down 29 March 1787 Colchester Butt Mill Post 1793 Demolished c. 1881 Colchester Mersea Road Mill Post 172417671777 1724 Demolished 1813 Colchester Mersea Road Mill Tower 1813 Demolished 1859 Colchester Military Road Mill Post 1724 Demolished 1862 Colchester Golden Noble Hill Mill (south) Middle Mill Post 1699 Moved to new site on Golden Noble Hill 1838 Colchester Golden Noble Hill Mill (north) Post 1838 Demolished 1862 Colchester Old Heath Road Mill Post 1774 Blown down 11 June 1834 Colchester Magdalen Green Mill Post 1801 1813, possibly moved to Shrub End 1820 Colchester Distillery Mill Tower 17771893 1748 1893, gone by 1896 Colchester St Ann's Mill 1678 1579 1678, gone by 1683 Colchester St Ann's Mill Post 1724 1683 Burnt down June 1767 Colchester St Ann's Mill Tower 1767 1865 Colchester Mile End Mill (east) Post 1777 1764 Burnt down May 1807 Colchester Mile End Mill (east) Post 1807 1896 Colchester Mile End Mill (west) Post 1777 1777 1779, gone by 1806 Colchester Shrub End MillBottle End Mill Post 1820 Demolished 1871 Colchester Greenstead Mill Post 1777 1784 Demolished c. 1907 Colchester Scarlett's Mill 17241777 1706 1800, possibly moved to Magdalen Green Colchester Approximately 1724 1724 1724 Colchester Clubb's Mill Trestle 1832 Blown down December 1836 Colchester Clubb's Mill Smock 1838 Blown down July 1852 Colchester Old Heath Mill 1774 1780, possibly moved to Greenstead Mill Colchester East Bridge Mill 1795 Blown down November 1795 Colchester Dunnages Mill 1833 Blown down June 1833 Colchester Colchester Castle Horizontal 1834 1834 Colchester Brickfield (unknown exactly where) Hollow post c. 1890 c. 1890 Colchester Oil Mill, St. Mary's 1656 1716 Colne Engaine Tower 1880 Demolished c. 1921 Copford Copford Mill Post 17241777 1724 Demolished c. 1900 Cressing Phillip's Mill Post 1777 1777 Demolished c. 1900
D Location Name of milland grid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Danbury Runsell Common Mill (east) Post 18251844 1733 demolished c. 1897 Danbury Runsell Common Mill (west) 18251844 1825 1856, gone by 1858 Danbury Debden Tendering's Mill 17241777 1660 1777 Debden Debden Green Mill Post 1719 Demolished c. 1920 Debden Post 17241777 1724 Demolished c. 1796 Debden Debden Windmill Tower 1796 Windmill World Dengie Drainage mill 1842 1842 Dovercourt Post 1353 1353 Dovercourt Beacon Hill Mill Post 1514 Blown down 20 January 1606 Dovercourt Beacon Hill Mill Post 1724 1606 Struck by lightning and demolished 26 June 1728 Dovercourt Beacon Hill Mill Post 1777 1777 1777, gone by 1805 Dovercourt Mill Hill Mill (north west) Post 1763 1793 Dovercourt Mill Hill Mill (south east)Taylor's MillPattrick's Mill Post 1821 1864, gone by 1875 Dovercourt Pattrick's Mill Post 177718251836 1777 Moved to new site in 1829 Dovercourt Pattrick's mill Post 1829 1866
E Location Name of milland grid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Earls Colne 1678 1678 1678 East Horndon Post 1777 1736 Moved to Ingrave, May 1786 East Horndon Post 1903 1832 Demolished c. 1905 East Tilbury Post 1266 1266 East Tilbury Smock 1862 Demolished c. 1939 East Tilbury Muckingford Mill 1839 1843, gone by 1862 Elmdon Post 1300 1315 Elmstead Elmstead Mill Post 1678172517771805 1660 1810 Elsenham Titt iron wind engine Epping Post 1303 1635 Epping Epping MillEagle's Mill Post 1582 1862
F Location Name of milland grid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Farnham Post 1825 1574 Demolished 1807 Feering 1678 1678 Felsted Cock Green Mill Post 1777 1772 Demolished c. 1916 Felsted Felsted Common Mill Post 1777 1684 1845, moved to new site by 1875 Felsted Felsted Common Mill Post 1875 Demolished c. 1919 Finchingfield Post 1254 1495 Finchingfield Duck End Mill Post 1777 1756 Windmill World Finghingfield 1777 1777 1777 Finchingfield Post 17771805 1766 Demolished c. 1817 Finchingfield 1580 1580 Finchingfield Parsonage Lane MillDaw Street Mill Post 1825 1787 Demolished c. 1914 Finchingfield Monk's Mill Post 1822 Demolished c. 1916 Finchingfield Post 1825 1790 Demolished c. 1826 Finchingfield Jekyll's Farm Mill 1814 1814 Fingringhoe East Fingringhoe Mill 17241777 1723 1777 Fingringhoe Stammer's Mill Post 1825 1788 Moved to Brightlingsea 1827 Fobbing Post 1557 1899 Fordham Post 1893 1836 1893 Foulness Post 1802 1914, gone by 1918 Foxearth Post 1825 1817 Demolished 1868 Fyfield Post 1280 1280 Fyfield Post 16781724 1678 Blown down 1912
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