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This is a list of windmills in the English county of Warwickshire.

Locations

Location Name of mill and
grid reference
Type Maps First mention
or built
Last mention
or demise
Photograph
Allesley 1325 1325
Ardens Grafton 1796 1571 1796
Atherstone 1753 1573
Attleborough Quarry Farm Mill
SP 378 901
Tower Early 19th century 1944
Austrey 1252 1252
Austrey SK 300 062 Post 1824 Demolished c. 1905
Austrey SK 302 072 Tower 18th century Demolished c. 1915
Avon Dassett 1284 1284
Avon Dassett SP 412 502 Post 1725 Demolished 1924
Baxterley Common Mill
SP 280 968
Post 1793 Demolished c. 1969
Berkswell Balsall Common Mill
SP 249 759
Tower 1826 Windmill World Balsall Common Mill, Berkswell.jpg
Berkswell Bradnock's Marsh Mill
SP 216 798
Tower Early 19th century Truncated c. 1900
Binley 1291 1291
Birdingbury SP 432 678 Post 1675 Demolished late 19th century
Birmingham SP 067 862 Demolished c. 1745
Birmingham Holloway Head Mill
Chapman's Mill
SP 067 862
Tower 1745 Demolished 1873 or 1878
Birmingham Deritend Heath, Cooper's mill Smock 1731 1731 1836
Birmingham Birmingham Heath Smock 1722
1800
1722 Demolished 1849
Birmingham Speedwell Mill 1810 1810
Birmingham Baskerville's Mill Tower Mid-18th century post 1745 1789
Birmingham Soho Mill, Handsworth Gone by 1749
Birmingham Hutton's Mill, Handsworth 1759 Demolished late 19th century
Birmingham Hamstead Mill, Handsworth gone by 1682
Birmingham Greet Mill
Red Hill Mill
Yardley Mill,
Greet
Post 1725 1668 1800
Birmingham Lea Hall Mill
Bach Mill, Yardley
Post 1800* 1800 1800
Birmingham North of Over Mill (watermill), Erdington 1833 1833
Birmingham North west of Dwarfeholes Mill (watermill), Erdington 1833 1833
Birmingham Wake Green Mill, Moseley Post 1664 1819, gone by 1834
Birmingham Saltley Mill, Saltley Post 1722
1725
1731
1755
1722 1755, gone by 1760
Birmingham Edgbaston Mill, Edgbaston 1822 1810 1822, gone by 1834
Birmingham Bristnall's End Mill gone by 1794
Birmingham Holdford Mill 1834 1834 1843
Birmingham Bleak Hills Mill, Aston 1814 1834
Birmingham Slade Mill, Aston gone by 18th century
Bishop's Itchington 1279 1602
Bishop's Tachbrook 1557 1557
Bretford 1279 1360
Bulkington Weston Mill 1277 1710
Bulkington Marston Jabet Mill 1590 1590
Burton Dassett Le Stonmilne 1367 1367
Burton Dassett Beacon Mill
SP 394 521
Tower Late 15th century Windmill World Burton Hills.jpg
Burton Dassett Northend Mill
SP 394 521
Post 1664 Blown down 26 July 1946 Burton Dassett Beacon and Mill.jpg
Caldecote 1794 1794
Chapel Ascote 1294 1341
Chapel Ascote 1547 1547
Chesterton Chesterton Mill
SP 349 593
Tower 1632 Windmill World Chesterton Windmill.jpg
Chilvers Coton 1556 1556
Church Lawford 1535 1535
Claverdon Post 1803 Moved to Shrewley 1832
Coleshill Cole End Mill
SP 198 891
Tower 1783 Demolished early 20th century
Corley Corley Moor Mill
SP 283 850
Post c. 1800 Demolished 1890s
Coventry Foleshill Mill 1682 1822
Coventry Sowe Mill 1291 Late 14th century
Coventry Radford Road 1411 1411
Coventry Spon Street 1411 1749
Coventry Outside the New Gate 1583 1583
Coventry Whitley Common 1722 1725
Coventry Whitley Common (2nd mill) 1725 1725
Coventry Stivichall 1725 1725
Coventry Hearshall Common 1716 1725
Coventry Whitley Common 1740 1740
Coventry Wasting's Mill 1807 1807
Cubbington 1355 1355
Cubbington Post 1860 Demolished 1870
Dorridge Bentley Heath Mill
SP 166 758
Tower c. 1830 1925
Dunchurch West Heath Mill 1547 1547
Exhall Hall Green Mill
SP 351 855
Tower 18th century Truncated c. 1923, demolished late 1960s
Fenny Compton 1655 1655
Fenny Compton Mill Hill Mill
SP 421 521
Post 18th century Collapsed 24 March 1895
Fenny Compton Post 1655 Demolished 1820s
Fillongley Corley Moor Mill
SP 276 849
Tower Early 19th century Windmill World
Frankton 1291 1291
Grandborough Woolscott 1668 1668
Grandborough Woolscott Mill
SP 507 692
Tower c. 1820 1925
Harbury 1279 1291
Harbury (2nd mill) 1279 1291
Harbury (3rd mill) 1291 1291
Harbury Harbury Mill
SP 372 600
Tower 1812 Windmill World Harbury Windmill.jpg
Hillmorton Offered for sale in 1853
Idlicote 1279 1279
Ilmington 1295 1697
Kenilworth Tainter's Hill Mill
SP 290 728
Tower 1778 Converted to water tower
Windmill World
Tainters Hill water tower - geograph.org.uk - 601846.jpg
Kineton (two mills) 1279 1565
Kineton Pittern Hill Mill
SP 325 517
Tower Late 18th century Windmill World Kineton Pittern Hill Windmill.jpg
Kings Norton Weather Oak Hill Mill
Kings Norton Headley Heath Mill
Ladbroke Early 13th century Early 13th century
Leamington Spa Whitnash Road Mill
Tachbrook Road Mill
SP 318 639
Tower c. 1777 Demolished 1968
Lighthorne 1316 1627
Little Compton SP 270 291 1885 Demolished early 20th century
Long Itchington 1347 1353
Marton Post Moved within Marton mid-19th century
Marton SP 415 683 Post Mid-19th century Demolished c. 1907
Meriden Demolished post July 1811
Moreton Morrell 1604 1604
Monks Kirby Kirby Mill 1291 1721
Monks Kirby Cesters Over Mill 1545 1545
Napton-on-the-Hill SP 458 613 1543 1543
Napton-on-the-Hill Napton Mill
SP 458 613
Tower c. 1835 Windmill World Napton on the Hill Windmill.jpg
Newbold Revel 1538 1593
Newton Regis 1285 1285
Northfield Middleton Hall Mill gone by 1722
Northfield Shenley Fields Mill 1692 1692
Norton Lindsey Norton Lindsey Mill
SP 224 632
Tower c. 1795 Windmill World Norton Lindsey windmill.jpg
Nuneaton Tuttle Hill Mill
SP 340 933
Tower 1821 Windmill World Windmill at Tuttle Hill - geograph.org.uk - 892703.jpg
Pailton 1587 1587
Packwood Fullard's Mill
SP 170 736
Tower Late 18th century Windmill World
Pillerton Priors 1552 1565
Quinton Lower Quinton Mill
SP 176 473
Tower Early 19th century Demolished spring 1951
Quinton Ridgacre Mill gone by 1722
Ratley Edge Hill Mill
SP 371 470
Post 1561 1697
Ratley Edge Hill Mill
SP 371 470
Post Early 19th century Demolished 1916
Ratley Ratley Grange Mill Post 1789 Demolished c. 1900
Rowington Bouncing Bess
SP 205 705
Tower 1789 Windmill World Rowington Mill - geograph.org.uk - 40953.jpg
Rugby Hillmorton Mill
SP 541 735
Tower Late 18th century Demolished 1899
Sheldon Lyndon Green Mill gone by 18th century
Sheldon Wells Green Mill Post 1675 Demolished early 18th century, gone by 1725
Sheldon Sheldon Mill Post 1788 1840
Shrewley Justice
SP 219 682
Tower Late 18th century Demolished 1949 Justice and Pinchem, Shrewley.jpg
Shrewley Pinchem
SP 218 681
Post 1832 Collapsed 1937 Shrewley Post Mill.jpg
Snitterfield Black Hill Mill
SP 230 591
Tower Late 18th century 1893
Solihull Copt Heath Mill
SP 174 785
Tower Late 18th century Demolished early 20th century
Solihull Olton End Mill
SP 152 813
Midlands post Mid-19th century Demolished c. 1900
Solihull Hasluck's Green Mill
Solihull Lodge Mill
SP 101 788
Tower Late 18th century Demolished September 1957
Southam Old Mill
SP 413 622
Tower c. 1800 Burnt down 1849
Southam Old Mill
SP 413 622
Tower 1849 1948, truncated by 1955
Windmill World
Stockton 1356 1526
Stockton Rugby Road Mill
SP 435 643
Post Mid-18th century Demolished April 1914
Stockton Rugby Road Mill
SP 436 642
Tower c. 1865 Demolished c. 1923
Sutton Coldfield Maney Hill Mill 1309 1309
Sutton Coldfield Langley Mill gone by 1722
Sutton Coldfield High Heat Mill Post 1750
1755
1725 1755, gone by 1788
Tanworth-in-Arden Danzey Green Mill
SP 129 692
Midlands Post 1810 Dismantled 1969, re-erected at Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in 1975.
Thurlaston Thurlaston Mill
SP 469 710
Tower 1794 Windmill World Thurlaston - geograph.org.uk - 310415.jpg
Tysoe 14th century 15th century
Tysoe Upper Tysoe Mill
Compton Wynyates Mill

SP 331 426
tower Early 18th century Windmill World Tysoe Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 6214.jpg
Tysoe Middle Tysoe Mill
SP 336 445
Post 1752 Blown down 1913
Ufton 1291 1291
Warmington SP 407 476 Post 17th century Demolished c. 1910
Warton Warton Mill
SK 286 031
Midlands Post Early 19th century Demolished c. 1923
Willey 1376 1376
Wolfhamcote 1587 1687
Wolvey 1553 1604
Wolvey SP 439 883 Post c. 1820 1901
Wooton Wawen Early 17th century Early 17th century
Wooton Wawen Edstone House Mill
SP 181 612
tower 1725 Demolished c. 1912

Maps

  • 1722 Henry Beighton
  • 1725 Henry Beighton
  • 1731 Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, South-west prospect of Birmingham
  • 1755 Thomas Jeffrey
  • 1792 Sheriff
  • 1800 Taylor
  • 1800* Taylor (map of Worcestershire)
  • 1822 Greenwood
  • 1834 Ordnance Survey
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