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The List of Windmills in Derbyshire is a list of former and extant windmills in the English county of Derbyshire.

Locations

Location Name of mill and
grid reference
Type Maps First mention
or built
Last mention
or demise
Photograph
Alderwasley
SK 317 526
Post 1791
1808
1767 Standing 1811, gone by 1835.
Alfreton Hitch Hill Mill
SK 408 539
Tower 1816 Standing in 1824.
Alfreton Sleetmore Mill
SK 415 539
Post 1825 1790 Demolished1925.
Ashbourne Windmill Lane
SK 180 463
Tower 1808 1791 Standing 1817, not on 1825 map.
Ashbourne Ashley Mill
SK 173 465
Tower 1838 Standing in 1847.
Ashover Spancarr Mill
SK 342 660
Tower 1808 1807 Windmill World Spancarr Mill.jpg
Beighton (now South Yorkshire) Beighton Mill
SK 434 826
Post 1791 Burnt down by arson April 1831.
Belph SK 536 755 Open Trestle Post 1808 Standing in 1814.
Belper Belper Mill
SK 353 478
Tower 1796 Windmill World
Bolsover Sherwood Lodge Mill
Lime Kiln Fields Mill

SK 472 712
Tower 1793 Windmill World Limekiln Fields Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1192739.jpg
Bolsover SK 479 706 Open Trestle Post 1825
1836
1795
Borrowash Borrowash Mill
SK 422 345
Open Trestle Post 1825
1835
1773 Gone by 1857
Breadsall Breadsall Mill
SK 376 394
Tower 1808
1836
Demolished 1840s.
Calow Bole Hill Mill
SK 417 703
Post 1808
1835
1840
1812 Burnt down 15 April 1843
Chellaston Chellaston Mill
SK 381 298
Tower 1836
1887
1899
c.1827 Working in 1889. Single story stump was standing in 1970, gone by 1995.
Chesterfield Holywell Street Mill
SK 383 714
Post c.1787 Advertised for sale 1789, no further trace.
Chesterfield New Brampton Mill
SK 372 710}
Post 1808 1800 Advertised for sale 1814, no further trace.
Chesterfield Club Mill
SK 372 717
Tower 1808
1836
1800
Clay Cross Clay Cross Mill
SK 395 633
Post 1835† Standing in 1857.
Clowne Clown mill
SK 488 755
Post 1791
1808
1836
1880
1887
1767
Codnor Codnor Mill
SK 420 495
Post 1808 1801 Standing in 1834, not on 1836 map.
Creswell Cresswell Mill Post 1828 Standing in 1864.
Crich Pothouse Mill 1757 Moved to Four Lanes End in 1764.
Crich Four Lanes End Mill Tower 1764 Burnt out 15 February 1849.
Dale Abbey Cat and Fiddle Mill
SK 438 398
Midlands Post 1788 Windmill World Cat and Fiddle Mill.jpg
Derby Windmill Hill Lane Mill
SK 333 368
Tower 1791 1767 Advertised for sale in 1781.
Derby Depot Mill
SK 351 349
Tower 1816 Probably demolished between 1855 and 1888.
Derby Normanton Road Mill Tower Standing in 1949.
Derby Chain Lane Mill, Littleover
SK 342 336
Medieval mill.
Eckington Eckington Mill
SK 425 793
Post 1825. Burnt down by arson, 19 January 1832.
Eyam Eyam Mill
SK 212 765
Tower 1827 Demolished c.1877
Findern Findern Mill
SK 302 307
Tower 1825
1836
1887
1797 Windmill World
Fritchley Fritchley Mill
SK 365 532
Post 1825
1880
1793 Windmill World Fritchley Mill roundhouse.jpg
Hazelwood Hazelwood Mill
SK 333 460
Smock 1906 1906 Pumping windmill, demolished 1939.
Heage Heage Windmill
SK 367 507
Tower Built c. 1797. First use c. 1805 Heage Windmill Official Website: http://www.heagewindmill.org.uk Heage Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 206512.jpg
Heanor 1791
1808
Holbrook Holbrook Mill
SK 364 449
Post 1825
1836
1880
1825 Standing in 1841, not marked on any map later than 1880.
Hopton Carsington Pasture Mill
SK 252 545
Tower 1839
1880
1780s Windmill World Carsington Pasture mill.jpg
Horsley Park Hosley Mill
SK 377 439
Post 1808
1836
Gone by 1841.
Hulland Ward Hulland Ward Mill
SK 266 475
Tower 1836 c.1825 Standing in 1850, not on 1880 map.
Ilkeston Lawn GardensMill
SK 464 423
Post 1817 Burnt down 1831.
Ilkeston Field Mill
SK 465 420
Post 1825
1836
Moved to Derby Road, Ilkeston mid-C19th.
Ilkeston Derby Road Mill
SK 458 413
Post 1896
1908
1876 Standing in September 1920.
Kilburn Kilburn Mill
SK 382 455
Tower 1821 Not marked on any maps after 1879.
Long Eaton Long Eaton Mill
SK 339 492
1808
Loscoe Loscoe Mill
SK 430 480
Post 1825
1836
Advertised for sale in 1851.
Lower Pilsley Hagg Hill
SK 411 636
1897 Possibly a windpump.
Mapperley Mapperley Mill
SK 437 429
Post 1825
1836
Standing in 1900, blown down by 1932.
Marlpool Marlpool Mill
SK 442 456
1791 1767. Gone by 1801.
Marlpool Marlpool Mill
SK 442 456
Post Burnt down by arson, 4 December 1828.
Marlpool Marlpool Mill
SK 442 456
Tower 1836
1881
c.1830 Dismantled 1885.
Melbourne Melbourne Mill
SK 378 248
Tower 1808
1825
1836
1797 Windmill World Melbourne Mill, Derbyshire.jpg
Melbourne SK 386 252 Post 1808
1825
1836
1808 1836
Melbourne Ticknall Road Mill
SK 370 245
Post 1782 Advertised for sale 1853.
Mickleover Mill Field Mill 1808 1808 Moved to Common Road in 1850.
Mickleover Common Road Mill
SK 310 356
Tower 1850 Demolished c.1973.
Mosborough Mosborough Mill
SK 415 807
Tower c.1802 Standing in 1856, not marked on 1877 Ordnance Survey map.
Muggington Muggington Mill
SK 286 424
Tower 1835
1836
c.1830 Standing in 1876.
Netherseal Netherseal Mill
SK 278 135
Post 1834 Was in Leicestershire when built. Working in 1904.
Newhall Newhall Mill
SK 281 213
Post 1808
1825
1836
Working in 1841.
Nitticar Hill Knitacre Mill
SK 488 786
1791
1808
1767 Gone by 1830.
Ockbrook Ockbrook Mill
SK 429 357
Tower 1880 1811 Windmill World
Pleasley Pleasley Mill
SK 500 645
Post 1808
1825
1836
1808 Demolished late 1860s.
Riddings James
SK 424 531
Tower 1877 Demolished 1963 Riddings mills.jpg
Riddings Sarah
SK 424 531
Tower 1877 Demolished 1963. Riddings mills.jpg
Riddings Riddings Mill
SK 427 527
Post 1835† 1829
Ripley Pease Hill Mill
SK 410 496
Tower 1808
1825
1914
1808 Demolished 1920s.
Risley Risley Mill
SK 466 362
Post 1808
1825
1835
1836
1798 Advertised for sale 1835.
Sandiacre Sandiacre Mill
SK 481 356
Post 1825
1835†
1820 Advertised for sale 1834.
Sawley Sawley Mill
SK 482 325
1825
1836
1794 Working until 1861.
Shardlow Shardlow Union Mill
SK 432 303
Post 1803 Advertised for sale in 1851.
Shipley Shipley Mill
SK 449 448
1808 1808 Blown down 16 May 1809.
Shirebrook Shirebrook Mill
SK 532 680
1828 1841.
Smalley Cloves Lane
SK 408 446
1808 c.1700 Moved to Smalley watermill 1800.
Smalley at Smalley watermill 1800 Moved back to Cloves Lane 1815.
Smalley Cloves Lane
SK 408 466
1815 Demolished c.1856.
Smalley Swine Hill Lane 1800 1800, burnt down before 1828, remains to Marlpool, which burnt down in that year.
Smisby Ann's Well Place
SK 343 183
Post 1791
1808
1895
1767 Blown down c.1920.
South Normanton Fordbridge Lane Mill
SK 442 569
Tower 1880 1820s Windmill World SNormanton Windmill 254916 74401cc4.jpg
South Normanton Normanton Common Mill
SK 442 561
Tower 1880
1905
1850s Windmill World Normanton Common Mill.jpg
South Normanton SK 442 561 Post 1808
1825
c.1805 Working until 1908. Dismantled 1980, remains declared beyond restoration in 1997 and burnt.
Windmill World
South Normanton SK 439 562 Post 1630 Severely damaged December 1809, ruins auctioned January 1810.
Spinkhill Spinkhill Mill
SK 452 784
Tower 1791
1808
1767 House converted 1879, demolished mid-1950s.
Spondon Spondon Mill
SK 369 394
Post 1824 Standing in 1861.
Swarkestone Swarkestone Mill
SK 381 297
Tower 1808
1825
1794 Disused by 1889, reduced to single storey stump by 1932, demolished by 1983.
Swarkestone Lowes SK 336 298 Post 1675 1675 1745.
Swathick Swathick Mill
SK 365 678
1808 1808 1808.
Temple Normanton Temple Normanton Mill
SK 418 675
Tower 1808
1825
1796 House converted mid-1860s. Demolished 1935.
Tibshelf Nethermoor
SK 428 605
Post 1791
1808
1836
1767 Demolished 1915, leaving roundhouse standing. This was demolished in the 1960s.
West Hallam West Hallam Mill 1791
1808
1767 1808
Whitwell Whitwell Mill
SK 533 768
Tower 1840
1916
1829 Working until 1912, demolished 1965.
Whittington Whittington Mill
SK 386 745
Tower 1808
1825
1840
1895
1808 Demolished c.1900.
Willington Willington Mill
SK 396 305
1791
1825
1710 1825.
Wirksworth Wirksworth Mill
SK 274 538
Post 1808
1836
1799 Advertised for sale 1849.
Woodville Butt House Mill
SK 323 190
Post 1835†
1836
c.1827 Demolished c.1880.

Sources

Maps
  • 1675 John Ogilby
  • 1791 Burdett (surveyed 1762-67)
  • 1808 James Farey
  • 1825 Greenwood
  • 1827 Greenwood
  • 1834 Ordnance Survey
  • 1835 Greenwood
  • 1835† George Sanderson (surveyed 1830-35)
  • 1836 Ordnance Survey
  • 1839 Ordnance Survey
  • 1840 Ordnance Survey
  • 1880 Ordnance Survey
  • 1881 Ordnance Survey
  • 1887 Ordnance Survey
  • 1895 Ordnance Survey (surveyed 1879-83)
  • 1896 Ordnance Survey (surveyed 1876)
  • 1897 Ordnance Survey (surveyed 1875-85)
  • 1899 Ordnance Survey
  • 1905 Ordnance Survey
  • 1906 Ordnance Survey
  • 1908 Ordnance Survey (surveyed 1905-06)
  • 1914 Ordnance Survey
  • 1916 Ordnance Survey
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