List of windmills in Devon

A list of windmills in Devon.

Locations Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Abbotsham Bowood Mill 17651827 1765 1827 Abbotsham Tealter Mill 1695 Demolished c. 1817 Alverdiscott 1603 1603 Bere Ferrers 1637 1637 Brixham Little Rey Mill Tower 1797 1840Windmill World Brixham Furzeham Common Mill Tower 1818 1838 Broadclyst Clyston Manor Mill Tower 18091827 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 Tower 1827 c. 1810 Windmill World Holsworthy Tower 1765 1765 Demolished c. 1890 Instow Church Mill Tower Windmill World Instow South Mill 1797 1797 Littleham Heale House Titt iron wind engine Lundy North Mill Tower 17th century Ruin by 1787 Lundy West Mill Tower 17th century Windmill World Northam 1675 1609 1675 Northam Bidna Mill Tower 1806 Tower blown down 1919Windmill World North Whilborough Long Burrow Mill Tower Windmill World Paignton Fernacombe Mill Tower 1829 Windmill World Pilton 1594 Petrockstowe Heanton Mill 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 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 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

Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is

Maps

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

Notes

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