List of windmills in Cornwall facts for kids
A list of windmills in Cornwall, including those in the Isles of Scilly.
Contents
Cornwall
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 SX 119 519 |
Tower | 1675 1690 1748 |
1564 | Converted to folly 19th century Windmill World |
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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 | Converted to water tower 20th century Windmill World |
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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 | 1910, gone by 1920 | |||
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
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
- 1675 John Ogilby
- 1690 Collins
- 1693 Collins
- 1748 Martyn
- 1810 Ordnance Survey
- 1827 C & J Greenwood
See also
- List of farms in Cornwall
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