List of windmills in Norfolk


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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Windmills within a 5 mile radius of Norwich Castle.
LocationName of mill and
grid reference
TypeMapsFirst mention
or built
Last mention
or demise
Photograph
BixleySunk post
BixleyBixley Mill
Smock17971797Demolished 1838
BixleyBixley Mill
Tower1838Demolished October 1865
Catton14711570
CattonCatton Mill
Post17701788
CattonCatton Mill
Tower17751886
Cringleford179717951795
Drayton13311331
DraytonPost18511887
DraytonSmock18421887
Eaton1741
1797
17411797
HeighamHeigham Tannery
Smock1852Moved 1863, converted to a drainage mill
HeighamCrook's Place Mill
New City Mill
Tower1826Demolished c. 1890
HeighamMill Hill Mill
Post1741
1797
17411824, probably demolished 1826
HeighamStone Hills Mill
Post1741
1826
17311857
HellesdonMarsh Mill
Smockc. 1828Blown down June 1842
KeswickKeswick Mill
1797
17661834, gone by 1847
LakenhamBracondale Mill
Tower1829Demolished 1890s
LakenhamBuck's Mill
Lakenham Mill
Post1797
1826
1830
1834
17711864
LakenhamButter Hills
Post172314th century1723
LakenhamPeafield Mill
Tower1834
1838
1824
New CattonBird's Mill
Tower18371884
New CattonCann's Mill
Tower18411884
New CattonEglington's Mill
Tower1820sDemolished September 1872
NorwichCarrow Hill, Black Tower
Smock17781810, gone by 1833
NorwichChapelfield Mill
13431343
NorwichMagdalen Road Mill
Post1797
1830
1834
17321875
NorwichMile Cross Mill
Batson's Mill
Rose's Mill
Post1824
1834
1838
18221900
NorwichSt Augustine's Gate Mill
Sunk post1675
1696
1723
1834
16751834
NorwichSt James' Hill Mill
Sunk post1558
1581
1650
12351650, gone by 1696
NorwichSt Stephen's Gate Mill
Post17231723Demolished c. 1848
PockthorpeBarre Gate Mill
13281328
PockthorpeHassett's Mill
Sunk post1558
1611
1696
1723
15581787
PockthorpePost1787Burnt down 16 April 1795
Pockthorpe1718Demolished c. 1769
PockthorpeJeckell's Mill
Smock179717691803, gone by 1813
PockthorpePockthorpe Mill
Bagshaw's Mill
Bayfield's Mill
St Paul's Mill
Tower1830
1834
1813Demolished 1896
SprowstonAustin's Mill
Tower18501906
SprowstonSprowston Saw Mill
Tower18501864
SprowstonSprowston Mill
Mousehold Mill
Post17971780Burnt down 24 March 1933
SprowstonSprowston Road Mill
Post1834
1838
1825Blown down 4 February 1842
SprowstonBond's Mill
Tower18271876
ThorpeGallant's Mill
Tower18341886
ThorpeMousehold
Smock1794
1824
17941847, gone by 1854
ThorpeJenning's Mill
Tower18541885
ThorpeMousehold
175017501750
ThorpeBlack Mill, Mousehold
Post1778Demolished 1841
ThorpeBlack Mill, Mousehold
Post18411865, gone by 1884
ThorpePlumstead Road Mill
Little Fanny
Tower1834
1838
18251906
TrowseTrowse Mill
post179717691826
Upper HellesdonSt Clement's Mill
Post17411741Demolished or substantially rebuilt 1813
Upper HellesdonSt Clement's Mill
Post1813Demolished August 1875
Upper HellesdonPress Lane Mill
Witard's Mill
Tower1875Demolished 1920

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