List of windmills in Cambridgeshire

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire.

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Extant windmills in Cambridgeshire.
1 Barnack, 2 Barrington, 3 Bourn, 4 Burwell, 5 Chesterton, 6 Castor, 7 Chippenham, 8 Cottenham, 9 Doddington, 10 Eaton Socon, 11 Elsworth, 12 Foxton, 13 Fulbourn, 14 Great Chishill, 15 Great Gidding, 16 Great Gransden, 17 Guilden Morden, 18 Haddenham, 19 Hemingford Grey, 20 Hildersham, 21 Ickleton, 22 Impington, 23 Little Downham, 24 Little Wilbraham, 25 Madingley, 26 Over, 27 Pymore, 28 Ramsey St Mary's, 29 Sawtry, 30 Six Mile Bottom, 31 Soham (Downfield), 32 Soham (Northfield), 33 Spaldwick, 34 Steeple Morden, 35 Stretham, 36 Swaffham Prior, 37 Swaffham Prior (Foster's), 38 Swavesey, 39 Thorney, 40 Upwood, 41 Werrington, 42 West Wickham, 43 West Wratting, 44 Whittlesey, 45 Wicken, 46 Wicken Fen, 47 Willingham, 48 Wisbech.

Locations

A - B

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Alconbury	Alconbury Mill TL 181 758	Post			Blown down 1936[1]
Arrington	TL 323 511	Tower		1891	1926 Windmill World
Ashley	TL 715 617	Smock		1741	1940 Windmill World
Balsham	TL 578 504	Smock		1831	Demolished 1963 Windmill World
Barnack	Barnack Mill TF 069 049	Tower			Windmill World
Barrington	Orwell Mill TL 386 492	Tower		1822	Windmill World
Bluntisham	Town Mill TL 375 748	Post		18th century[1]	Demolished 1899[1]
Bluntisham	Wood End Mill TL 359 751	Tower		19th century[1]	Demolished 1926[1]
Bourn	Bourn Windmill TL 312 580	Post		1636	Windmill World
Buckden	Buckden Mill TL 187 673	Tower		1830	Demolished c. 1893[1] Windmill World
Burrough Green		Post		1764	1796, moved to Westley Waterless by 1810
Burwell	Stevens' Mill TL 590 665	Tower		c. 1820	Windmill World
Burwell	Big Mill TL 591 666	Smock		Early 19th century[2]	Windmill World
Burwell	Busy Bee Mill TL 592 676	Smock

C - D

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Chesterton	Milton Road TL 456 601	Smock		1827[3]	Burnt down 12 May 1855[4]
Chesterton	Milton Road aka Union Mill aka Hurst Park Mill TL 456 601[5][6]	Tower	1885	1855[7]	Demolished April 1957[8][9]	Images available for viewing here or here
Chesterton	French's Mill TL 445 599	Smock		1847[10]	Windmill World
Castor	Castor Mill TL 129 968	Tower			Windmill World
Chatteris	Black Mill TL 391849	Smock
Chippenham	Chippenham Mill TL 657 706	Smock		1883	Base remains, house converted Windmill World
Christchurch	Lavender's Mill TL 492 984	Smock
Christchurch	Drake's Mill	Tower		1860[11]	1903[11]
Christchurch	Key's Mill	Smock		1875[11]	Demolished c. 1950[11]
Coates	TL 303 974	Tower			Windmill World
Cottenham	Cottenham Windmill TL 444 674	Tower			Windmill World
Doddington		Post		1669[11]	Demolished 16 April 1879[11]
Doddington	Doddington Mill TL 400 909	Tower		1810	Windmill World

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Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Easton	Mill Hill Mill	Post		c. 1820	Moved to Ellington c. 1845
Eaton Socon		Post		c. 1700[1]	Burnt down 1814[1]
Eaton Socon	Duloe Mill TL 171 602	Tower		1815[1]	Windmill World
Ellington	Ellington Mill TL 159 718	Post		c. 1845	Moved to Madingley 1936[1]
Elm		Smock		1616[11]	1616[11]
Elm	Chapel Lane TF 4805 0670	Smock	1797 1826	1797[12]	1904[12]
Elsworth	Papworth's Mill Black Mill TL 326 642	Tower		c. 1825	Windmill World
Elsworth	TL 304 637	Smock			1930s
Ely	Cobbin's Mill TL 533 818	Smock			Windmill World
Ely	Mount Hill Mill		1610	1610	1610
Ely	North of the city		1610	1610	1610
Ely	North east of the city		1610	1610	1610
Eye	Eye Windmill TF 231 030	Tower		1850	Demolished 1954
Eye Green	Eye Green Mill TF 229 036	Smock

F - G

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Fenstanton	Fenstanton Mill TL 312 703	Post			Windmill World
Fordham	TL 639 724	Smock
Foxton	Foxton Mill TL 407 483	Smock			Windmill World
Fulbourn	Fulbourn Mill TL 510 559	Smock		1808	Windmill World
Gamlingay	TL 237 512	Smock			Demolished 1977
Gorefield	New Mill Ward's Mill TF 412 121	Smock		1836[11]	1933[11]
Great Chishill	Great Chishill Mill TL 413 388	Post		1819	Windmill World
Great Gidding		Post			Demolished c. 1820
Great Gidding	Great Gidding Mill TL 123 831	Tower		c. 1820	Windmill World
Great Gransden	Great Gransden Mill TL 277 555	Post		1612	Windmill World
Great Wilbraham	TL 552 565	Smock
Guilden Morden	Hook's Mill TL 271 453	Tower		1865	Windmill World
Guyhirn		Tower		1871[11]	1871[11]

H - I

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Haddenham	Great Mill TL 458 745	Tower		1803	Windmill World
Haddenham	Setchell's Mill TL 456 745	Tower
Harston	TL 433 502	Tower			Windmill World
Hemingford Grey	Hemingford Grey Mill TL 300 708	Tower		1820[1]	Windmill World
Hildersham	Hildersham Mill TL 545 480	Tower		1863	Windmill World
Holywell	Holywell Mill TL 341 715	Post		1741[1]	Demolished 1930s[1] Windmill World
Ickleton	Ickleton Mill TL 486 443	Tower			Windmill World
Ickleton	Great Chesterford Mill	Smock[13]		1903[13]	Demolished c. 1918[13]
Impington	Histon Mill TL 442 624	Smock		1808[14]	Windmill World

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Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Kneesworth	TL 339 444	Tower			Demolished 1976
Leverington				Pre 1317[11]
Leverington		Post		1581[11]	1597[11]
Leverington	Horseshoe Corner			1727[11]	Moved to Walsoken, Norfolk, 1778[11]
Leverington	Gooden's Mill			1732[11]	1732[11]
Leverington	White Engine Mill	Smock		1796	Burnt down 19 March 1826
Leverington	White Engine Mill	Tower		1827[11]	1916, gone by 1920[11]
Linton[15]	TL 567 441	Tower[13]		1836[13]	Demolished 1926[13]
Little Downham				1251
Little Downham	Cornwell's Mill TL 532 838	Tower			Windmill World
Little Paxton	Little Paxton Mill TL 184 618	Smock			Standing c. 1864[1]
Littleport	Arber's Mill TL 580 883	Tower		1840s
Little Wilbraham	Little Wilbraham Mill TL 536 583	Tower		c. 1820[16]	Windmill World
Lode	TL 511 656	Smock			Demolished c. 1885

M - O

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Madingley	Madingley Mill TL 407 596	Post			Collapsed July 1909[17]
Madingley	Madingley Mill TL 407 596	Post		1936[1]	Windmill World
Manea	TL 481 903	Tower
March	Southwell's Mill TL 409 975	Smock
March	Billitt's Mill			1862[11]	1929[11]
Murrow			1826[11]	1826[11]
New Fletton	New Fletton Mill TL 192 978	Tower		c. 1870[1]	Demolished 1974[1]
Oakington	TL 403 650	Tower		1863
Old Weston	Old Weston Mill TL 101 762	Post		c. 1700	Standing 1918
Over	Over Mill TL 380 689	Tower		c. 1860	Windmill World

P - R

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Pymore	Pymore Mill TL 501 864	Tower			Windmill World
Ramsey	Ramsey Mill TL 289 856	Tower			Windmill World
Ramsey	Lotting Fen Mill	Tower
Ramsey	Ramsey Mere TL 307 897	Tower
Ramsey	Ramsey Mere TL 305 894	Tower		1870	1938
Ramsey Heights	TL 239 850	Tower		1870	1916
Ramsey St Mary's	Ugg Mere Mill St Mary's Mill TL 248 875	Tower			Windmill World
Royston	Mill Road Mill TL 359 415[18]	Midlands Post
Royston	Melbourn Road Mill TL 367 426[18]

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Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Sawtry	Bannister's Mill TL 163 836	Smock		1778	Windmill World
Shudy Camps	TL 619 442	Post			1920
Six Mile Bottom	Bungalow Hill Mill TL 588 582	Post		1846	Windmill World
Soham	Pollards Mill[19] Downfield Mill TL 608 717	Smock		1726[19]	Severely damaged 1887, rebuilt as tower mill
Soham	Downfield Mill TL 608 717	Tower		1887	Windmill World
Soham	Northfield Mill also known as Shade Mill Townsend Mill TL 587 751	Smock		1830s	Northfield Windmill Windmill World
Soham	Hardfield Mill TL 607 718	Smock
Soham	Soham Mere TL 565 741	Smock		1867	Demolished 1948
Soham	White Top Mills (four) TL 618 810	Smock x4			One mill standing 1930
Somersham	Mill Farm Mill Approximately TL 366 817	Smock
Spaldwick	TL 129 737	Post			Burnt down c. 1881
Spaldwick	Belton's Mill TL 129 737	Tower		1881[1]	Windmill World
Stanground	Farcet Mill TL 202 957	Tower		19th century[1]	Demolished c. 1910 Windmill World
Stapleford	TL 483 521	Smock			c. 1930
Steeple Morden	Saunderson's Mill TL 284 420	Smock		1805	Windmill World
Stretham	TL 512 750	Post			Demolished c. 1880
Stretham	Stretham Windmill TL 512 750	Tower		1880	Windmill World
Swaffham Bulbeck	TL 559 623	Smock
Swaffham Prior	TL 574 642	Smock		1830	Demolished c. 1875
Swaffham Prior	Swaffham Prior Mill TL 574 642	Smock		1864[20]	Windmill World
Swaffham Prior	TL 572 643	Post			Demolished c. 1860
Swaffham Prior	Foster's Mill TL 572 643	Tower		1860	Windmill World
Swavesey	TL 354 687				Demolished c. 1866
Swavesey	Hale Mill TL 354 687	tower		1866	Windmill World

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Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Thorney	Thorney Mill TF 278 043	Tower		1787[1]	Windmill World
Tilbrook	Tilbrook Mill TL 070 695	Post			Standing 1906[1]
Trumpington	TL 448 557	Tower
Tydd St Giles				1871[11]	1929[11]
Tydd St Giles	Redmoor Mill	Post		1879[11]	1883[11]
Tydd St Giles		Smock[21]

U - Y

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Upwood	Setchell's Mill TL 259 821	Tower		1852[1]	Windmill World
Warboys	Ramsey Road Mill TL 294 808	Tower
Warboys	Mill Green Mill TL 310 804	Tower		19th century[1]
Warboys	Behagg's Mill TL 311 802	Tower		c. 1850[1]	Standing 1926[1]
Werrington	Werrington Mill TF 165 034	Tower			Windmill World
Westley Waterless		Post		1810	Moved to Six Mile Bottom 1846
Weston Colville	Weston Colville TL 619 529	Smock		c. 1830	Windmill World
West Wickham	Streetley End Mill TL 614 482	Tower		1802	Windmill World
West Wratting	West Wratting Mill TL 604 510	Smock		1726	Windmill World
Whittlesey	Fletcher's Mill TL 281 960	Tower			Windmill World
Whittlesey	Elderkin's Mill TL 264 975	Tower		Early to mid-19th century[22]	Windmill World
Wicken	Wicken Mill TL 571 706	Smock			Windmill World
Wicken	Adventurer's Fen	Smock		1908	Moved to Wicken Fen 1956
Wicken	Spinney Bank Mill TL 552 709	Smock			1920s
Wicken Fen	Wicken Fen Windpump TL 562 706	Smock		1956	Windmill World
Willingham	Cattell's Mill TL 404 698			1828	Windmill World
Willingham	Ingle's Mill TL 408 696	Smock		c. 1812	Demolished 1956 Windmill World
Winwick	Winwick Mill TL 100 181	Tower			Demolished 1935[1]
Wisbech	TF 464 101	Post		1583[11]	Struck by lightning and demolished 1778[11]
Wisbech	Leach's Mill TF 464 101	Tower		1778	Windmill World
Wisbech				1277[11]	1356
Wisbech				1356[11]	1356[11]
Wisbech	Market Place			1571[11]	Demolished 1750[11]
Wisbech	Lynn Road, Clarkson Mill	Post		1690[11]	Demolished May 1886
Wisbech	Leverington Road, Red Engine Mill	Smock		1792[11]	Demolished July 1890[11]
Wisbech	Old Playhouse	Post		1752[11]	Demolished c. 1805[11]
Wisbech	Leverington Road, Webster's Mill	Post		1750s[11]	1887, gone by 1895[11]
Wisbech	Leverington Road	Post		1772	Burnt down 1792
Wisbech	Leverington Road, Bell's Mill	Post		1772[11]	1846[11]
Wisbech	North Brink, Bowles Mill	Tower		c. 1772[11]	Demolished 1928[11]
Wisbech	Timber Market			1348[11]	1348[11]
Wisbech	Timber Market, Brewin's Mill			1752[11]	1865, gone by 1886[11]
Wistow	Wistow Mill TL 271 803	Tower
Woodditton	TL 664 593	Smock		c. 1840	Demolished 1936 Windmill World
Wood Walton Fen	Higney Mill Charterhouse mill TL 215 863	Tower		1874	1924 Windmill World
Yaxley	Black Mill TL 172 916	Tower		1671	Demolished 1935[1]
Yaxley	Yaxley Mill TL 179 924	Tower		1842[1]
Yelling	Yelling Mill TL 249 625	Post

Locations formerly within Cambridgeshire

For mills in Upwell see List of windmills in Norfolk.

Maps

• 1610 - Map of Huntingdonshire, 1610, John Speed
• 1797 - William Faden
• 1826 - Andrew Bryant
• 1885 - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales

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.

Sources

Unless otherwise stated, the source for all entries is Stevens, Robert (1985). Cambridgeshire Windmills and Watermills. Cambridge: Cambridgeshire Wind and Watermill Society.

References

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2. Historic England. "MILL TO NORTH OF MELTONS FARMHOUSE, NEWMARKET ROAD (north side), BURWELL, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1126408)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
3. "Circular map of Cambridgeshire, centered on Cambridge shewing the Road & Boundaries of Parishes for 8 Miles round the University of Cambridge. 1827. J. Richardson. W. Metcalfe, lithog. Circular map. Sc. 1 ¼ miles to 1 inch. 60 x 60 cm". Cambridge Antiquarian Society. 1827. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
4. Cambridge Chronicle and University Journal (19 May 1855). "Chesterton - Fire". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 17 Jun 2019.
5. "Chesterton: Introduction". British History Online. 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
6. "View: Cambridgeshire XL.14 (Cambridge)". Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
7. Petty, Mike (22 Nov 2016). "Cambridgeshire Windmills Scrapbook 1897 to 1990 : Mike Petty : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Retrieved 18 Jun 2019.
8. Petty, Mike (9 Jun 2018). "Cambridge CHESTERTON LANE TO GILBERT ROAD Scrapbook : Mike Petty : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Retrieved 17 Jun 2019.
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10. "Around Cambridge". miltoncontact. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
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12. "Emneth Smockmill". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
13. Farries, Kenneth (1985). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Four - A Review by Parishes, F-R. Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. ISBN 0-284-98647-X.
14. Historic England. "WINDMILL, CAMBRIDGE ROAD, IMPINGTON, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1127378)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
15. Site was in Hadstock, Essex until 1965
16. Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, MILL LANE, LITTLE WILBRAHAM, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1127427)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
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18. Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 117–18. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4.
19. "DOWNFIELDS WINDMILL". Soham online. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
20. Historic England. "TOWER MILL, MILL HILL (west side), SWAFFHAM PRIOR, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1331451)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
21. Wailes, Rex (1991). Lincolnshire Windmills. Heckington: Friends of Heckington mill. p. 109. ISBN 0-9518795-0-2.
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