List of windmills in Nottinghamshire

This is a list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire.

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Extant windmills in Nottinghamshire.
1 Blidworth, 2 Carlton-on-Trent, 3 Caunton, 4 Coddington, 5 Eakring, 6 East Bridgford, 7 East Bridgford, 8 East Markham, 9 Elston, 10 Everton, 11 Gringley-on-the-Hill, 12 Newark on Trent, 13 North Leverton, 14 Norwell, 15 Sneinton, 16 Sutton-in-Ashfield, 17 Sutton-on-Trent, 18 Tuxford, 19 Tuxford, 20 Warsop, 21 Whatton

Locations

B - C

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Balderton		Tower			Standing 1934[1]
Beckingham		Tower			Standing in 1934[1]
Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire	Besthorpe Mill SK 883 651	Post		1746[2]	Standing in 1946[1] Windmill World
Blidworth	Blidworth Mill SK 586 558	Tower		Early 19th century[3]	Windmill World
Blidworth	Roving Molly	post		Moved to Hemswell, Lincolnshire, 1850s[4]
Bradmore					Burnt down 5 November 1880[5]
Carlton-on-Trent	Carlton Mill SK 802 645	Tower		Early 19th century[6]	Windmill World
Caunton	Caunton Mill SK 743 603	Tower		Early 19th century[7]	Windmill World
Clarborough				1828[5]	1828[5]
Coddington	Coddington Mill SK 832 536	Tower		Late 18th century[8]	Windmill World
Cossall				1827[5]	1827[5]
Costock		post
Cropwell Bishop					Blown down[5]

E - G

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Eakring	Eakring Mill SK 673 624	Tower		Early 19th century[9]	Windmill World
East Bridgford	Stokes' Mill SK 703 443	Tower		1844[10]	Windmill World
East Bridgford	Kneeton Hills Mill SK 691 430	Tower		1769[11]	Windmill World
East Farndon					Burnt down 22 August 1895[5]
East Markham	Cleveland Mill SK 730 725	Tower		c. 1840[12]	Windmill World
Edwinstowe		Post
Elston	Elston Mill SK 760 477	Tower		Mid-19th century[13]	Windmill World
Everton	Longbottom's Mill SK 692 904	Tower		c. 1830[14]	Windmill World
Farndon		Post
Farnsfield	Mansfield Road[15]
Farnsfield	Station Lane[15]
Fiskerton	Fiskerton Mill SK 730 510	Post			Windmill World
Grassthorpe		Post			Moved to Tuxford, 1870[4]
Gringley-on-the-Hill		Post
Gringley-on-the-Hill	Gringley Mill SK 730 905	Tower		c. 1830[16]	Windmill World

H - M

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Harby	Harby Mill SK 877 707	Tower		19th century[17]	Windmill World
Hucknall	Sick Club Mill[4]	Post			Moved in 1790
Kersall		Post			Blown down November 1840[5]
Keyworth		Tower			Standing in 1934[1]
Kimberley	West Mill SK 488 453	Post			Windmill World
Kneesall	Smith's Mill[5]
Laxton		post
Lenton		Post
Mansfield				1822[5]	1822[5]
Mansfield				1841[5]	1841[5]
Markham Clinton		Tower			Standing in 1934[1]
Mattersey				1539[18]	1539[18]
Misterton	Misterton Mill SK 784 944	tower			Windmill World

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Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Newark-on-Trent	Farndon Mill SK 780 527	Tower		1823[19]	Windmill World
Newark-on-Trent		Post			Moved to Nottingham (Forest Mill #1)[4]
Newark-on-Trent		Post			1854[5]
Newark-on-Trent	Clubber's Mill[5]			1841[5]	1841[5]
Newark-on-Trent	Winthorpe Road			1823[5]	1823[5]
Newton	Shelford Mill SK 680 422	Post		Early 19th century[20]	Demolished 1952[4] Windmill World
North Leverton	Subscription Mill SK 776 820	Tower		1813[21]	Working windmill open to the public Windmill World
North Muskham		Post			Standing in 1934[1]
North Muskham		Tower			Standing in 1934[1]
North Wheatley		Tower		1841[5]	Standing in 1934[1]
Norwell	Norwell Mill SK 774 617	Tower		1852[22]	Windmill World
Nottingham				Early 13th century[23]	Early 13th century[23]
Nottingham	Radford Mill SK 547 409	Post			Windmill World
Nottingham	Forest Mill #1	Post			Demolished[4]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #2	Post			Moved to Brighton, Sussex[4]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #3	Post			Moved to Edwinstowe[4]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #4	Post		1831[4]	Moved to Farndon[4]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #5 Roving Molly	Post			Moved to Blidworth
Nottingham	Forest Mill #6	Post			Moved to Kegworth, Leicestershire[4]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #7	Post			Moved to Lenton[4]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #8	Post			Moved to Newton[4]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #9	Post			Moved to Redmile, Leicestershire[4] 1835[24]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #10	Post			Moved to Strelley[4]
Nottingham	Forest Mill #11	Post
Nottingham	Forest Mill #12	Post
Nottingham	Forest Mill #13	Tower
South Leverton	Subscription Mill	Tower		demolished[4]

O - S

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Ossington	(two mills)			1338[25]	1338[25]
Retford	Clarborough Hill				Burnt down 15 January 1896[5]
Sneinton	SK 587 398	Post			Moved within Sneinton, 1807[26]
Sneinton	Green's Mill SK 587 398	Tower		1807[26]	Windmill World Website
Sneinton	Windmill Lane Mill	Post		1807[26]	Blown down 1836[5]
South Clifton				1814[5]	1814[5]
South Leverton		Tower			Standing in 1936[1]
Southwell					Burnt down 26 November 1843
Strelley		post
Sutton-in-Ashfield	Mill Street	Post			Blown down 1818[27]
Sutton-in-Ashfield	Sutton Mill Lindley's Mill SK 500 590	Tower		c. 1820[27]	1895 Windmill World
Sutton-on-Trent		Smock			Blown down July 1845[5]
Sutton-on-Trent	Sutton Mill SK 798 655	Tower		c. 1814[28]	Windmill World

T - W

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Tuxford	Mill Mount Mill SK 733 718	Tower		1812[5]	Windmill World Website
Tuxford		Composite		1870[4]	Standing in 1936[1]
Tuxford	Stone End Mill SK 761 693	Tower		Mid-19th century[29]	Windmill World
Tuxford	Longbottom's Mill				1885[5]
Upton	Upton Mill SK 736 548	Post			Windmill World
Walkeringham	Clark's Mill			1852[5]
Warsop	Forest Mill SK 581 664	Tower		Early 19th century[30]	Windmill World
Whatton	Whatton Mill SK 743 392	Tower		c. 1820[31]	Windmill World
Winkburn				1338[25]	1338[25]

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

1. "Nottinghamshire". University of Kent at Canterbury. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
2. Historic England. "WINDMILL AT MILL FARM, SAND LANE (south side), BESTHORPE, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1369946)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
3. Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, MAIN STREET (north side), BLIDWORTH, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1370169)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
4. Wailes, Rex (1954). The English Windmill. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 1515, 171–72.
5. "THE MILLER'S OTHER TALE". Nottingham City Council. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
6. Historic England. "CARLTON WINDMILL, CARLTON WHARF, SUTTON ON TRENT, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1045965)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
7. Historic England. "CAUNTON WINDMILL, MILL LANE (south side), CAUNTON, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1178722)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
8. Historic England. "CODDINGTON WINDMILL, BALDERTON LANE (west side), CODDINGTON, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1302683)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
9. Historic England. "EAKRING WINDMILL, TORK LANE, EAKRING, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1370133)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
10. Wailes, Rex (1991). Lincolnshire Windmills. Heckington: Friends of Heckington mill. p. 118. ISBN 0-9518795-0-2.
11. Historic England. "EAST BRIDGFORD WINDMILL, KNEETON ROAD (north side), EAST BRIDGFORD, RUSHCLIFFE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1243857)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
12. Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, PRIEST GATE (south side), EAST MARKHAM, BASSETLAW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1223860)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
13. Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, MILL ROAD (west side), ELSTON, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1157079)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
14. Historic England. "EVERTON WINDMILL, MATTERSEY ROAD (east side), EVERTON, BASSETLAW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1045100)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
15. "BUILDINGS". Farnsfield Local History Society. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
16. Historic England. "GRINGLEY WINDMILL, MILL HILL (south side), GRINGLEY ON THE HILL, BASSETLAW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1156678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
17. Historic England. "WINDMILL NORTH OF WIGSLEY ROAD, WIGSLEY ROAD (north side), HARBY, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1156678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
18. "THE PRIORY OF MATTERSEY". British History Online. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
19. Historic England. "FARNDON WINDMILL, CREES LANE (east side), NEWARK, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1196287)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
20. Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, SHELFORD ROAD (north side), SHELFORD AND NEWTON, RUSHCLIFFE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1039576)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
21. Brown, R J (1976). Windmills of England. London: Robert Hale. p. 160. ISBN 0-7091-5641-3.
22. Historic England. "THE OLD WINDMILL, MAIN STREET (south side), NORWELL, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1302090)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
23. "THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST, NOTTINGHAM". British History Online. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
24. "Redmile Archive". Redmile Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
25. "THE PRECEPTORY OF OSSINGTON". British History Online. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
26. "A Short History of Green's Mill". Nottingham City Council. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
27. Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, PROSPECT PLACE (south side), SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1234883)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
28. Historic England. "SUTTON WINDMILL, MAIN STREET (west side), SUTTON ON TRENT, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1045967)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
29. Historic England. "STONE ROAD END, STONE ROAD (south side), TUXFORD, BASSETLAW, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1266846)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
30. Historic England. "WARSOP WINDMILL, FOREST ROAD (north side), WARSOP, MANSFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1074946)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
31. Historic England. "WINDMILL AT HILLYSIDE HOUSE, CONERY LANE (north side), WHATTON, RUSHCLIFFE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (1074946)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 May 2009.