List of windmills in Norfolk
Extant (red) and former (blue) non-drainage windmills in Norfolk.
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Aslacton , 2
Aylsham , 3
Belton , 4
Billingford , 5
Burnham Overy , 6
Burnham Overy Staithe , 7
Carbrooke , 8
Caston , 9
Catfield , 10
Cley ,
Denver , 12
Diss , 13
East Dereham , 14
East Harling , 15
East Runton , 16
East Wretham , 17
Frettenham , 18
Garboldisham , 19
Gayton , 20
Great Bircham , 21
Great Ellingham , 22
Halvergate , 23
Harpley , 24,
Hempnall , 25
Hickling , 26
Hindolveston , 27
Hindringham , 28
Honingham , 29
Horsford , 30
Ingham , 31
Little Cressingham , 32
Little Melton , 33
Ludham (How Hill) , 34
Ludham (St Benet's Abbey) , 35
Mileham , 36
Mulbarton , 37
Neatishead , 38
North Creake , 39
Norwich (Bixley) 40
Norwich (Lakenham) , 41
Oby , 42
Old Buckenham , 43
Outwell , 44
Paston , 45
Potter Heigham , 46
Reedham , 47
Ringstead , 48
Roughton , 49
Saham Toney , 50
Scole , 51
Sea Palling , 52
Shouldham Thorpe , 53
Smallburgh , 54
South Walsham , 55
Stoke Ferry , 56
Stokesby , 57
Stratton St Michael , 58
Sutton , 59
Thrigby , 60
Upwell , 61
Walpole St Peter , 62
West Walton (Fen End) , 63
West Walton (Ingleborough) , 64
West Winch , 65
Weybourne , 66
Wicklewood , 67
Wiveton (Blakeney) , 68
Worstead , 69
Wymondham , 70
Yaxham
A list of windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Norfolk . This list covers those windmills that had a function other than drainage. Drainage mills are covered by the List of drainage windmills in Norfolk . Mills used for drainage and another function appear on both lists.
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Norwich
Windmills within a 5-mile (8 km) radius of Norwich Castle .
Location
Name of mill and grid reference
Type
Maps
First mention or built
Last mention or demise
Photograph
Bixley
TG 2425 0541
Sunk post
Norfolk Mills
Bixley
Bixley MillTG 2560 0617
Smock
1797
1797
Demolished 1838Norfolk Mills
Bixley
Bixley MillTG 2560 0617
Tower
1838
Demolished October 1865Norfolk Mills
Catton
1471
1570Norfolk Mills
Catton
Catton MillTG 229 122
Post
1770
1788Norfolk Mills
Catton
Catton MillTG 2306 1045
Tower
1775
1886Norfolk Mills
Cringleford
TG 1945 0600
1797
1795
1795Norfolk Mills
Drayton
1331
1331Norfolk Mills
Drayton
TG 189 133
Post
1851
1887Norfolk Mills
Drayton
TG 1898 1330
Smock
1842
1887Norfolk Mills
Eaton
TG 2200 0690
1741 1797
1741
1797Norfolk Mills
Heigham
Heigham TanneryTG 217 098
Smock
1852
Moved 1863, converted to a drainage mill (location unknown)Norfolk Mills
Heigham
Crook's Place Mill New City MillTG 2235 0800
Tower
1826
Demolished c. 1890Norfolk Mills
Heigham
Mill Hill MillTG 2192 0865
Post
1741 1797
1741
1824, probably demolished 1826Norfolk Mills
Heigham
Stone Hills MillTG 2110 0930
Post
1741 1826
1731
1857Norfolk Mills
Hellesdon
Marsh MillTG 192 117
Smock
c. 1828
Blown down June 1842Norfolk Mills
Keswick
Keswick MillTG 2140 0520
1797
1766
1834, gone by 1847Norfolk Mills
Lakenham
Bracondale MillTG 237 074
Tower
1829
Demolished 1890sNorfolk Mills
Lakenham
Buck's Mill Lakenham MillTG 2325 0725
Post
1797 1826 1830 1834
1771
1864Norfolk Mills
Lakenham
Butter HillsTG 237 076
Post
1723
14th century
1723Norfolk Mills
Lakenham
Peafield Mill TG 2300 0735
Tower
1834 1838
1824
Norfolk Mills
New Catton
Bird's MillTG 2248 1052
Tower
1837
1884Norfolk Mills
New Catton
Cann's MillTG 2245 1043
Tower
1841
1884Norfolk Mills
New Catton
Eglington's MillTG 2246 1038
Tower
1820s
Demolished September 1872Norfolk Mills
Norwich
Carrow Hill, Black TowerTG 2375 0762
Smock
1778
1810, gone by 1833Norfolk Mills
Norwich
Chapelfield MillTG 226 084
1343
1343Norfolk Mills
Norwich
Magdalen Road MillTG 233 099
Post
1797 1830 1834
1732
1875Norfolk Mills
Norwich
Mile Cross Mill Batson's Mill Rose's MillTG 2205 1063
Post
1824 1834 1838
1822
1900Norfolk Mills
Norwich
St Augustine's Gate MillTG 2280 0985
Sunk post
1675 1696 1723 1834
1675
1834Norfolk Mills
Norwich
St James' Hill MillTG 2425 0933
Sunk post
1558 1581 1650
1235
1650, gone by 1696Norfolk Mills
Norwich
St Stephen's Gate MillTG 228 079
Post
1723
1723
Demolished c. 1848Norfolk Mills
Pockthorpe
Barre Gate MillTG 240 094
1328
1328Norfolk Mills
Pockthorpe
Hassett's MillTG 240 094
Sunk post
1558 1611 1696 1723
1558
1787Norfolk Mills
Pockthorpe
TG 240 094
Post
1787
Burnt down 16 April 1795Norfolk Mills
Pockthorpe
TG 234 098
1718
Demolished c. 1769Norfolk Mills
Pockthorpe
Jeckell's MillTG 234 098
Smock
1797
1769
1803, gone by 1813Norfolk Mills
Pockthorpe
Pockthorpe Mill Bagshaw's Mill Bayfield's Mill St Paul's MillTG 234 098
Tower
1830 1834
1813
Demolished 1896Norfolk Mills
Sprowston
Austin's MillTG 2390 1062
Tower
1850
1906Norfolk Mills
Sprowston
Sprowston Saw MillTG 239 106
Tower
1850
1864Norfolk Mills
Sprowston
Sprowston Mill Mousehold MillTG 2402 1090
Post
1797
1780
Burnt down 24 March 1933Norfolk Mills
Sprowston
Sprowston Road MillTG 237 106
Post
1834 1838
1825
Blown down 4 February 1842Norfolk Mills
Sprowston
Bond's MillTG 2395 1073
Tower
1827
1876Norfolk Mills
Thorpe
Gallant's MillTG 244 089
Tower
1834
1886Norfolk Mills
Thorpe
MouseholdTG 2343 0903
Smock
1794 1824
1794
1847, gone by 1854Norfolk Mills
Thorpe
Jenning's MillTG 2343 0903
Tower
1854
1885Norfolk Mills
Thorpe
MouseholdTG 2460 0883
1750
1750
1750Norfolk Mills
Thorpe
Black Mill, MouseholdTG 2460 0883
Post
1778
Demolished 1841Norfolk Mills
Thorpe
Black Mill, MouseholdTG 2460 0883
Post
1841
1865, gone by 1884Norfolk Mills
Thorpe
Plumstead Road Mill Little FannyTG 2473 0940
Tower
1834 1838
1825
1906Norfolk Mills
Trowse
Trowse MillTG 252 067
post
1797
1769
1826Norfolk Mills
Upper Hellesdon
St Clement's MillTG 2225 1027
Post
1741
1741
Demolished or substantially rebuilt 1813Norfolk Mills
Upper Hellesdon
St Clement's MillTG 2225 1027
Post
1813
Demolished August 1875Norfolk Mills
Upper Hellesdon
Press Lane Mill Witard's MillTG 2225 1027
Tower
1875
Demolished 1920Norfolk Mills
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Maps
1675 Ogilvy
1736 John Kirby[ 16]
1749 Emanuel Bowen
1765 Corbridge
1775 Bowles
1783 Hodskinson[ 16]
1797 Faden
1824 Ordnance Survey
1826 Bryant
1826* Bryant[ 16]
1834 Greenwood
1837 Ordnance Survey
1838 Ordnance Survey
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.
Mills in locations that were absorbed from Suffolk in 1974 are listed under the List of windmills in Suffolk .
Sources
Unless indicated otherwise, the source for all entries is the individual pages linked to the Norfolk Mills website and/or Apling, Harry (1984). Norfolk Corn Windmills . Norwich: The Norfolk Windmills Trust. ISBN 0-9509793-0-9 . . Where information given on the Norfolk Mills entry is not readily verifiable on that page, it has been checked as correct by reference to Apling's book.
References
^ "Attleborough Wrogland postmill" . Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 9 December 2008 .
^ a b c d e Wailes, Rex (1977). The English Windmill . London and Henley-on-Thames: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 76, 96, 170. ISBN 0-7100-2241-7 .
^ "Bressingham Lopham Road smock mill" . Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 9 December 2008 .
^ Built with eight sails, later refitted with four
^ "Great Yarmouth Nelson Road postmill" . Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 24 December 2008 .
^ "Hempnall Mill Road towermill" . Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 25 December 2008 .
^ "Morse's Wind Engine Park – Repps with Bastwick" . Windmill World. Retrieved 23 May 2009 .
^ a b c d e Six sails
^ Smith, Arthur C (1990). Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes . Stevenage: Stevenage Museum. p. 59. ISBN 0-9515766-0-7 .
^ a b c Brown, R J (1976). Norfolk Corn Windmills, Volume 1 . London: Robert Hale. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-7091-5641-3 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Flint, Brian (1979). Suffolk Windmills . Woodbridge: Boydell. ISBN 978-0-85115-112-0 .
^ a b c d e f g Oldham, Arthur Artis (1994). Windmills in and around Wisbech . Walsoken: Spindrift. ISBN 978-1-898762-02-7 .
^ Built with five sails, later refitted with four.
^ Major, J Kenneth (1977). The Windmills of John Wallis Titt . The International Molinological Society.
^ "To Millers & Millwrights". Diss Express . Diss. 14 April 1871.
^ a b c Map of Suffolk
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