A list of windmills in Lancashire, including those now within Greater Manchester and Merseyside.
Locations
A – C Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise PhotographAinsdaleAinsdale MillTowerc.1800Closure in 1965 and demolition in late 1970s Aughton Aughton Mill Sunk Post Barton-upon-Irwell 1600 1600 Bickerstaffe Bickerstaffe Mill Tower 1756 Windmill World Billinge Billinge Mill 1641 1691 Birkdale Birkdale Mill Sunk Post c.16th century Mentioned 1845 Boothstown Mid-18th century Demolished 1874 Bretherton Bank Mill Tower 1741 Windmill World Burscough Mere Mill Tower Windmill World Carleton Dick's Mill Tower Demolished 1886 Clifton Clifton Mill Tower Windmill World Cockerham Burnt down 5 February 1802. Culcheth 1516 1593
F – K Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Freckleton Smock Saw Mill Golborne 1352 1367 Great Crosby Moor Lane Mill Tower 1813 Windmill World Haigh Brewery Mill Tower 1845 Windmill World Hambleton Post 1870s Demolished by 1934 Ince 1558 1558 Kirkham Carr Hill Mill Tower Windmill World Kirkham Treales Mill Tower Late 18th century Windmill World
L Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Little Marton Little Marton Mill Tower 1838 Windmill World Liverpool Wavertree Mill Midlands Post 1452 Demolished 1916 Liverpool Edge Hill Mill Post 1642 1642 Liverpool Eastham Mill 1250 Destroyed May 1644 Liverpool Cathedral Mount Liverpool Hale Mill Post Moved to Hale Bank, 1790 Liverpool Hale Bank Mill Post 1790 Liverpool Townsend Mill 1348 Liverpool Townsend Mill Midlands Post 1644 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 Liverpool St James's Park Tower 1773 Gone by 1889 Liverpool Stanley Park 1823 Liverpool Springfield Mill Tower 1823 1907 Liverpool Parliament St (two) Gone by 1889 Liverpool Bootle Lane Burnt down 1834 Longton Standing 1916 Lydiate Forest's Mill Tower 1768 Windmill World Lytham St Annes Lytham Mill Tower 1803 Windmill World
M – P Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Maghull Standing in 1916 Manchester Deansgate 1771 Manchester Windmill Street 1766 1811 Much Hoole Standing in 1916 Ormskirk Wimbrick Mill Standing in 1916 Photo Parbold Parbold Mill Tower 1810 Windmill World Pilling Damside Windmill Tower 1808 Windmill World Preesall Preesall Mill Tower 1839 Windmill World Prescot Acres Mill Tower Burnt down 9 August 1908Postcard published by Knowsley Library Service Preston Craggs Row Mill Tower Early 19th century Windmill World Preston Park Lane Mill Standing 1916 Partial online version
R – W Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Rimington Stopper Lane Mill Smock Rufford Causeway End Mill Tower Standing in 1947 Rufford Midlands Post Moved to Warton 1771 Salford 1380 1380 Singleton Singleton Mill Tower Standing in 1947 Southport Titt iron wind engine 1894 Staining Staining Mill Tower Late 18th century Windmill World St Helens Ravenhead Mill Tower Late 18th century Windmill World Southport Tower Photo Southport Titt wind engine 1894 Tarleton Standing in 1916 Thornton Cleveleys Marsh Mill Tower 1794 Windmill World Toxteth Scott's MillWilson's Mill Tower Demolished c. 1960 Treales Treales Tower Windmill World Upholland Holland Mill Tower 1768 Windmill World Warton Warton Post Mill Sunk post (Midlands type) 1771 Windmill World West Derby 1229 1256 West Derby Acker's Mill 1717 1717 Wrea Green Wrea Green Mill Tower Windmill World Wrightington Harrock Hill Mill Tower Windmill World Weeton Weeton Mill 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
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References