List of windmills in Cornwall
A list of windmills in Cornwall, including those in the Isles of Scilly.
Cornwall
[edit]Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Budock | Arwenack Manor | Sunk post | ||||
Budock | Arwenack Manor | Post | 1580 | 1580 | ||
Budock | Pendennis Castle | 1693 | 1660s | Ruin by 1715 | ||
Callington | Kit Hill Mill | 1848 | 1848 | |||
Fowey | Post | 1296 | 1314, later replaced by tower mill | |||
Fowey | Treffry's Mill Treffy Mill[1] SX 119 519 | Tower | 1675 1690 1748 | 1564 | Converted to folly 19th century[1] Windmill World | |
Fowey | Coombe Mill | Post | 1314 | 1314, later replaced by a tower mill | ||
Fowey | Coombe Mill | Tower | 1690 | 1690 | 1690 | |
Gerrans | Tregassa Mill | 1748 | 1588 | 1748 | ||
Gerrans | Rostreage Mill | Demolished c. 1824 | ||||
Gwinear | Relistian Mill | 1686 | Mentioned in a letter from George Bere junior to Sir John Arundell, dated 29 Nov 1686, Relistian windmill is burnt to the ground, supposed to take fire of itself in working with a very strong wind. | |||
Landewednack | Landewednack Mill Mount Herman Mill SW 693 152 | Tower | 1695 | Windmill World | ||
Lanteglos by Fowey | 1322 | In ruins by 1349 | ||||
Lanteglos by Fowey | 1576 | Demolished by 1594 | ||||
Lanteglos by Fowey | 1594 | 1702 | ||||
Launcells | Raggett Mill | 1684 | 1809 | |||
Launceston | 1391 | 1393, possibly survived as late as 1512 | ||||
Looe | Derelict by 1823 | |||||
Madron | Ding Dong Mine | 1797 | ||||
Maker | Empacombe Mill SX 445 529 | Tower | 1729 | Windmill World | ![]() | |
Manaccan | Demolished c. 1816 | |||||
Marazion | 1342 | 1342 | ||||
Marazion | Mounts Bay | c. 1820 | c. 1820 | |||
Morwenstow | Tonacombe | 1748 | 1727 | 1748 | ||
Padstow | Trevone Mill SX 897 749 | Tower | 17th century[2] | Converted to water tower 20th century[2] Windmill World | ||
Padstow | 1455 | 1458 | ||||
Padstow | 1675 1748 | 1537 | 1748 | |||
Par | Trenython, Par Station | Two Titt iron wind engines | 1894 | |||
Philleigh | Treworthal Mill | 1675 1748 | 1654 | 1753 | ||
St Agnes | 1824 | 1824 | ||||
St Austell | 1752 | 1752 | ||||
St Columb Minor | Trenance | 1696 | 1696 | |||
St Gennys | 1748 | 1649 | 1748 | |||
St Ives | Eathorne's Mill | 1732 | 1883 | |||
St Just in Penwith | Wheal Whidden | Vertical axle mill | 1849 | 1849 | ||
St Just in Penwith | Bollowall Farm | Wind wheel[3] | 1910, gone by 1920[3] | |||
St Just in Roseland | Trevennal Mill | Post | 1560 | 1695 | ||
St Just in Roseland | Trevennal Mill | Tower | 1810 | 1695 | ||
St Mawgan in Meneage | Cruge Weith | 1585 | 1585 | |||
St Merryn | Trehemborne Farm | Tower | Mid-17th century | |||
St Minver | Shalders' Mill | Tower | 1833 | 1840 | ||
St Minver | Carlyon Hill Mill SW 958 754 | Tower | 1748 1813 1827 | c. 1690 | Windmill World | ![]() |
Week St Mary | Creddacott | 1305 | 1305 | |||
Wendron | 1690s | 1690s |
Isles of Scilly
[edit]Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise | Photograph |
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Scilly | Mill belonging to Ranulf Blanchminster, lord of the manor of Scilly | In ruins by 1348 | ||||
St Mary's | Star Castle (two mills) | Tower | 1593 | In ruins by 1732 | ||
St Mary's | Penninis Head | Tower | 1726 | 1783, out of use by 1796, later converted to observation tower - "Rowel's Tower" | ||
St Mary's | Spanish Mill | Tower | 1820 | Working late 19th century | ![]() |
Maps
[edit]- 1675 John Ogilby
- 1690 Collins
- 1693 Collins
- 1748 Martyn
- 1810 Ordnance Survey
- 1827 C & J Greenwood
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]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
[edit]Unless otherwise stated, the source for all entries is Douch, H L. Cornish Windmills. Truro: Oscar Blackford Ltd.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "FORMER WINDMILL IN THE GROUNDS OF FOWEY HALL, HANSON DRIVE, FOWEY, RESTORMEL, CORNWALL (1290443)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ a b Historic England. "REMAINS OF WINDMILL, PADSTOW, NORTH CORNWALL, CORNWALL (1212429)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ a b Major, J Kenneth, and Watts, Martin (1977). Victorian and Edwardian Windmills and Watermills from old photographs. London: Batsford. pp. 86. ISBN 978-0-7134-0621-4.
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