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Extant windmills in Cambridgeshire.
1 Barnack, 2 Barrington, 3 Bourn, 4 Burwell, 5 Chesterton, 6 Castor, 7 Chippenham, 8 Cottenham, 9 Doddington, 10 Eaton Socon, 11 Elsworth, 12 Foxton, 13 Fulbourn, 14 Great Chishill, 15 Great Gidding, 16 Great Gransden, 17 Guilden Morden, 18 Haddenham, 19 Hemingford Grey, 20 Hildersham, 21 Ickleton, 22 Impington, 23 Little Downham, 24 Little Wilbraham, 25 Madingley, 26 Over, 27 Pymore, 28 Ramsey St Mary's, 29 Sawtry, 30 Six Mile Bottom, 31 Soham (Downfield), 32 Soham (Northfield), 33 Spaldwick, 34 Steeple Morden, 35 Stretham, 36 Swaffham Prior, 37 Swaffham Prior (Foster's), 38 Swavesey, 39 Thorney, 40 Upwood, 41 Werrington, 42 West Wickham, 43 West Wratting, 44 Whittlesey, 45 Wicken, 46 Wicken Fen, 47 Willingham, 48 Wisbech.

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire.

Locations

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A - B

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Alconbury Alconbury Mill
TL 181 758 		Post Blown down 1936[1]
Arrington TL 323 511 Tower 1891 1926
Windmill World
Ashley TL 715 617 Smock 1741 1940
Windmill World
Balsham TL 578 504 Smock 1831 Demolished 1963
Windmill World
Barnack Barnack Mill
TF 069 049 		Tower Windmill World
Barrington Orwell Mill
TL 386 492 		Tower 1822 Windmill World
Bluntisham Town Mill
TL 375 748 		Post 18th century[1] Demolished 1899[1]
Bluntisham Wood End Mill
TL 359 751 		Tower 19th century[1] Demolished 1926[1]
Bourn Bourn Windmill
TL 3118 5800 		Post 1636 Windmill World
Buckden Buckden Mill
TL 187 673 		Tower 1830 Demolished c. 1893[1]
Windmill World
Burrough Green Post 1764 1796, moved to Westley Waterless by 1810
Burwell Stevens' Mill
TL 590 665 		Tower c. 1820 Windmill World
Burwell Big Mill
TL 591 666 		Smock Early 19th century[2] Windmill World
Burwell Busy Bee Mill
TL 592 676 		Smock

C - D

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Chesterton Milton Road
TL 456 601 		Smock 1827[3] Burnt down 12 May 1855[4]
Chesterton Milton Road aka
Union Mill aka
Hurst Park Mill
TL 456 601[5][6] 		Tower 1885 1855[7] Demolished April 1957[8][9] Images available for viewing here or here
Chesterton French's Mill
TL 445 599 		Smock 1847[10] Windmill World
Castor Castor Mill
TL 129 968 		Tower Windmill World
Chatteris Black Mill
TL 391849 		Smock
Chippenham Chippenham Mill
TL 657 706 		Smock 1883 Base remains, house converted
Windmill World
Christchurch Lavender's Mill
TL 492 984 		Smock
Christchurch Drake's Mill Tower 1860[11] 1903[11]
Christchurch Key's Mill Smock 1875[11] Demolished c. 1950[11]
Coates TL 303 974 Tower Windmill World
Cottenham Cottenham Windmill
TL 444 674 		Tower Windmill World
Doddington Post 1669[11] Demolished 16 April 1879[11]
Doddington Doddington Mill
TL 400 909 		Tower 1810 Windmill World

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Easton Mill Hill Mill Post c. 1820 Moved to Ellington c. 1845
Eaton Socon Post c. 1700[1] Burnt down 1814[1]
Eaton Socon Duloe Mill
TL 171 602 		Tower 1815[1] Windmill World
Ellington Ellington Mill
TL 159 718 		Post c. 1845 Moved to Madingley 1936[1]
Elm Smock 1616[11] 1616[11]
Elm Chapel Lane
TF 4805 0670 		Smock 1797
1826 		1797[12] 1904[12]
Elsworth Papworth's Mill
Black Mill
TL 326 642 		Tower c. 1825 Windmill World
Elsworth TL 304 637 Smock 1930s
Ely Cobbin's Mill
TL 533 818 		Smock Carried 1732 datestone. Demolished April 1954.[13]
Windmill World
Ely Mount Hill Mill 1610 1610 1610
Ely North of the city 1610 1610 1610
Ely North east of the city 1610 1610 1610
Eye Eye Windmill
TF 231 030 		Tower 1850 Demolished 1954
Eye Green Eye Green Mill
TF 229 036 		Smock

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Fenstanton Fenstanton Mill
TL 312 703 		Post Windmill World
Fordham TL 639 724 Smock
Foxton Foxton Mill
TL 407 483 		Smock Windmill World
Fulbourn Fulbourn Mill
TL 510 559 		Smock 1808 Windmill World
Gamlingay TL 237 512 Smock Demolished 1977
Gorefield New Mill
Ward's Mill
TF 412 121 		Smock 1836[11] 1933[11]
Great Chishill Great Chishill Mill
TL 413 388 		Post 1819 Windmill World
Great Gidding Post Demolished c. 1820
Great Gidding Great Gidding Mill
TL 123 831 		Tower c. 1820 Windmill World
Great Gransden Great Gransden Mill
TL 277 555 		Post 1612 Windmill World
Great Wilbraham TL 552 565 Smock
Guilden Morden Hook's Mill
TL 271 453 		Tower 1865 Windmill World
Guyhirn Tower 1871[11] 1871[11]

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Haddenham Great Mill
TL 458 745 		Tower 1803 Windmill World
Haddenham Setchell's Mill
TL 456 745 		Tower
Harston TL 433 502 Tower Windmill World
Hemingford Grey Hemingford Grey Mill
TL 300 708 		Tower 1820[1] Windmill World
Hildersham Hildersham Mill
TL 545 480 		Tower 1863 Windmill World
Holywell Holywell Mill
TL 341 715 		Post 1741[1] Demolished 1930s[1]
Windmill World
Ickleton Ickleton Mill
TL 486 443 		Tower Windmill World
Ickleton Great Chesterford Mill Smock[14] 1903[14] Demolished c. 1918[14]
Impington Histon Mill
TL 442 624 		Smock 1808[15] Windmill World

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Kneesworth TL 339 444 Tower Demolished 1976
Leverington Pre 1317[11]
Leverington Post 1581[11] 1597[11]
Leverington Horseshoe Corner 1727[11] Moved to Walsoken, Norfolk, 1778[11]
Leverington Gooden's Mill 1732[11] 1732[11]
Leverington White Engine Mill Smock 1796 Burnt down 19 March 1826
Leverington White Engine Mill Tower 1827[11] 1916, gone by 1920[11]
Linton[16] TL 567 441 Tower[14] 1836[14] Demolished 1926[14]
Little Downham 1251
Little Downham Cornwell's Mill
TL 532 838 		Tower Windmill World
Little Downham Good Intent Mill Tower Burnt down 13 June 1884.[17]
Little Paxton Little Paxton Mill
TL 184 618 		Smock Standing c. 1864[1]
Littleport Arber's Mill
TL 580 883 		Tower 1840s
Little Wilbraham Little Wilbraham Mill
TL 536 583 		Tower c. 1820[18] Windmill World
Lode TL 511 656 Smock Demolished c. 1885

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Madingley Madingley Mill
TL 407 596 		Post Collapsed July 1909[19]
Madingley Madingley Mill
TL 407 596 		Post 1936[1] Windmill World
Manea TL 481 903 Tower
March Southwell's Mill
TL 409 975 		Smock
March Billitt's Mill 1862[11] 1929[11]
Murrow 1826[11] 1826[11]
New Fletton New Fletton Mill
TL 192 978 		Tower c. 1870[1] Demolished 1974[1]
Oakington TL 403 650 Tower 1863
Old Weston Old Weston Mill
TL 101 762 		Post c. 1700 Standing 1918
Over Over Mill
TL 380 689 		Tower c. 1860 Windmill World

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Pymore Pymore Mill
TL 501 864 		Tower Windmill World
Ramsey Ramsey Mill
TL 289 856 		Tower Windmill World
Ramsey Lotting Fen Mill Tower
Ramsey Ramsey Mere
TL 307 897 		Tower
Ramsey Ramsey Mere
TL 305 894 		Tower 1870 1938
Ramsey Heights TL 239 850 Tower 1870 1916
Ramsey St Mary's Ugg Mere Mill
St Mary's Mill
TL 248 875 		Tower Windmill World
Royston Mill Road Mill
TL 359 415[20] 		Midlands Post
Royston Melbourn Road Mill
TL 367 426[20]

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Sawtry Bannister's Mill
TL 163 836 		Smock 1778 Windmill World
Shudy Camps TL 619 442 Post 1920
Six Mile Bottom Bungalow Hill Mill
TL 588 582 		Post 1846 Windmill World
Soham Pollards Mill[21]
Downfield Mill
TL 608 717 		Smock 1726[21] Severely damaged 1887, rebuilt as tower mill
Soham Downfield Mill
TL 608 717 		Tower 1887 Windmill World
Soham Northfield Mill
also known as
Shade Mill
Townsend Mill
TL 587 751 		Smock 1830s Northfield Windmill
Windmill World
Soham Hardfield Mill
TL 607 718 		Smock
Soham Soham Mere
TL 565 741 		Smock 1867 Demolished 1948
Soham White Top Mills (four)
TL 618 810 		Smock x4 One mill standing 1930
Somersham Mill Farm Mill
Approximately TL 366 817 		Smock
Spaldwick TL 129 737 Post Burnt down c. 1881
Spaldwick Belton's Mill
TL 129 737 		Tower 1881[1] Windmill World
Stanground Farcet Mill
TL 202 957 		Tower 19th century[1] Demolished c. 1910
Windmill World
Stapleford TL 483 521 Smock c. 1930
Steeple Morden Saunderson's Mill
TL 284 420 		Smock 1805 Windmill World
Stretham TL 512 750 Post Demolished c. 1880
Stretham Stretham Windmill
TL 512 750 		Tower 1880 Windmill World
Sutton-in-the-Isle Sutton Mill Post Destroyed by fire 20 June 1912.[22]
Swaffham Bulbeck TL 559 623 Smock
Swaffham Prior TL 574 642 Smock 1830 Demolished c. 1875
Swaffham Prior Swaffham Prior Mill
TL 574 642 		Smock 1864[23] Windmill World
Swaffham Prior TL 572 643 Post Demolished c. 1860
Swaffham Prior Foster's Mill
TL 572 643 		Tower 1860 Windmill World
Swavesey TL 354 687 Demolished c. 1866
Swavesey Hale Mill
TL 354 687 		tower 1866 Windmill World

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Thorney Thorney Mill
TF 278 043 		Tower 1787[1] Windmill World
Tilbrook Tilbrook Mill
TL 070 695 		Post Standing 1906[1]
Trumpington TL 448 557 Tower
Tydd St Giles 1871[11] 1929[11]
Tydd St Giles Redmoor Mill Post 1879[11] 1883[11]
Tydd St Giles Smock[24]

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Upwood Setchell's Mill
TL 259 821 		Tower 1852[1] Windmill World
Warboys Ramsey Road Mill
TL 294 808 		Tower
Warboys Mill Green Mill
TL 310 804 		Tower 19th century[1]
Warboys Behagg's Mill
TL 311 802 		Tower c. 1850[1] Standing 1926[1]
Werrington Werrington Mill
TF 165 034 		Tower Windmill World
Westley Waterless Post 1810 Moved to Six Mile Bottom 1846
Weston Colville Weston Colville
TL 619 529 		Smock c. 1830 Windmill World
West Wickham Streetley End Mill
TL 614 482 		Tower 1802 Windmill World
West Wratting West Wratting Mill
TL 604 510 		Smock 1726 Windmill World
Whittlesey Fletcher's Mill
TL 281 960 		Tower Windmill World
Whittlesey Elderkin's Mill
TL 264 975 		Tower Early to mid-19th century[25] Windmill World
Wicken Wicken Mill
TL 571 706 		Smock Windmill World
Wicken Adventurer's Fen Smock 1908 Moved to Wicken Fen 1956
Wicken Spinney Bank Mill
TL 552 709 		Smock 1920s
Wicken Fen Wicken Fen Windpump
TL 562 706 		Smock 1956 Windmill World
Willingham Cattell's Mill
TL 404 698 		1828 Windmill World
Willingham Ingle's Mill
TL 408 696 		Smock c. 1812 Demolished 1956
Windmill World
Winwick Winwick Mill
TL 100 181 		Tower Demolished 1935[1]
Wisbech TF 464 101 Post 1583[11] Struck by lightning and demolished 1778[11]
Wisbech Leach's Mill
TF 464 101 		Tower 1778 Windmill World
Wisbech 1277[11] 1356
Wisbech 1356[11] 1356[11]
Wisbech Market Place 1571[11] Demolished 1750[11]
Wisbech Lynn Road, Clarkson Mill Post 1690[11] Demolished May 1886
Wisbech Leverington Road, Red Engine Mill Smock 1792[11] Demolished July 1890[11]
Wisbech Old Playhouse Post 1752[11] Demolished c. 1805[11]
Wisbech Leverington Road, Webster's Mill Post 1750s[11] 1887, gone by 1895[11]
Wisbech Leverington Road Post 1772 Burnt down 1792
Wisbech Leverington Road, Bell's Mill Post 1772[11] 1846[11]
Wisbech North Brink, Bowles Mill Tower c. 1772[11] Demolished 1928[11]
Wisbech Timber Market 1348[11] 1348[11]
Wisbech Timber Market, Brewin's Mill 1752[11] 1865, gone by 1886[11]
Wistow Wistow Mill
TL 271 803 		Tower
Woodditton TL 664 593 Smock c. 1840 Demolished 1936
Windmill World
Wood Walton Fen Higney Mill
Charterhouse mill
TL 215 863 		Tower 1874 1924
Windmill World
Yaxley Black Mill
TL 172 916 		Tower 1671 Demolished 1935[1]
Yaxley Yaxley Mill
TL 179 924 		Tower 1842[1]
Yelling Yelling Mill
TL 249 625 		Post


Locations formerly within Cambridgeshire

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For mills in Upwell see List of windmills in Norfolk.

Maps

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Notes

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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

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Unless otherwise stated, the source for all entries is Stevens, Robert (1985). Cambridgeshire Windmills and Watermills. Cambridge: Cambridgeshire Wind and Watermill Society.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Smith, Arthur C (1977). Windmills in Huntingdon and Peterborough. Stevenage: Stevenage Museum. ISBN 0-9504239-4-7.
  2. ^ Historic England. "MILL TO NORTH OF MELTONS FARMHOUSE, NEWMARKET ROAD (north side), BURWELL, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1126408)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Circular map of Cambridgeshire, centered on Cambridge shewing the Road & Boundaries of Parishes for 8 Miles round the University of Cambridge. 1827. J. Richardson. W. Metcalfe, lithog. Circular map. Sc. 1 ¼ miles to 1 inch. 60 x 60 cm". Cambridge Antiquarian Society. 1827. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ^ Cambridge Chronicle and University Journal (19 May 1855). "Chesterton - Fire". British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Chesterton: Introduction". British History Online. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ "View: Cambridgeshire XL.14 (Cambridge)". Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. ^ Petty, Mike (22 November 2016). "Cambridgeshire Windmills Scrapbook 1897 to 1990 : Mike Petty : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  8. ^ Petty, Mike (9 June 2018). "Cambridge CHESTERTON LANE TO GILBERT ROAD Scrapbook : Mike Petty : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Landmark to Disappear". Cambridgeshire Daily News. Cambridge. 4 April 1857.
  10. ^ "Around Cambridge". miltoncontact. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay Oldham, Arthur Artis (1994). Windmills in and around Wisbech. Walsoken: Spindrift. ISBN 1-898762-02-3.
  12. ^ a b "Emneth Smockmill". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  13. ^ "Downham Mill Demolished". Fen Times. Ely. 17 April 1954.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Farries, Kenneth (1985). Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Four - A Review by Parishes, F-R. Edinburgh: Charles Skilton. ISBN 0-284-98647-X.
  15. ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL, CAMBRIDGE ROAD, IMPINGTON, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1127378)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  16. ^ Site was in Hadstock, Essex until 1965
  17. ^ Cambridge Independent Press. 14 June 1884. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ^ Historic England. "THE WINDMILL, MILL LANE, LITTLE WILBRAHAM, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1127427)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  19. ^ Historic England. "MADINGLEY MILL, AT MILL FARM, MADINGLEY HILL, ST NEOTS ROAD, MADINGLEY, SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1163652)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  20. ^ a b Moore, Cyril (1999). Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers. Sawbridgeworth: Windsup Publishing. pp. 117–18. ISBN 0-9533861-0-4.
  21. ^ a b "DOWNFIELDS WINDMILL". Soham online. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  22. ^ "Sutton Mill Destroyed". Cambridgeshire Times. Cambridge. 28 June 1912.
  23. ^ Historic England. "TOWER MILL, MILL HILL (west side), SWAFFHAM PRIOR, EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1331451)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  24. ^ Wailes, Rex (1991). Lincolnshire Windmills. Heckington: Friends of Heckington mill. p. 109. ISBN 0-9518795-0-2.
  25. ^ Historic England. "TOWER WINDMILL, REAR OF NUMBER 40, WEST END, STONALD ROAD, WHITTLESEY, FENLAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE (1228793)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
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