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This is a list of windmills in the English county of West Yorkshire.

Locations

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Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Aberford Barkeston Mill 1216[1] 1216[1]
Aberford Hicklam Mill
SE 434 359 		Tower 18th century[2] Windmill World
Aberford Lotherton Mill 1720[1] 1720[1]
Barwick in Elmet Barwick Mill[3] 1850s[3] Demolished 1950s[3]
Birstall Brownhill Mill
SE 233 262 		Tower Windmill World
Bramham Bramham Mill
SE 432 433 		Tower 18th century[4] Windmill World
Darrington Darrington Mill
SE 474 199 		Tower Late 18th or early 19th century[5] Windmill World
Howden Howden Brickworks Pump
SE 250 280 		Tower Windmill World
Kippax Kippax Mill
SE 426 299 		Tower 18th century[6] Windmill World
Knottingley Knottingley Mill
SE 500 230 		Tower Windmill World
Leeds Colton Mill
SE 376 330 		Tower Mid-18th century[7] Windmill World
Leeds Potternewton Mill
SE 296 365 		Tower Late 18th century[8] Windmill World
Leeds Whin Moor Mill
Seacroft Mill
SWillington Mill[9]
SE 359 364 		Tower Windmill World
Leeds Flint Mill[10][11] 1758[11] 1774[11]
Morley Morley Mill[12]
Pontefract Dandy Mill
Boreas Union Mill
SE 468 230 		Tower 1819[13] Windmill World
South Kirkby Kirkby Mill
SE 4438 1035 		Tower 1854
Upton Upton Mill
SE 474 139 		Tower Windmill World
Wakefield Flint Mill[10][11] Smock[11] 1755[11]
Wakefield Oil Mill[11] Smock[11] 1755[11]
West Ardsley Boyle Hall Titt iron wind engine 1899[14] Demolished by 1971[15]

Maps

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  • 1772 T Jeffereys
  • 1775 Jackson
  • 1829 A Bryant
  • 1854 Ordnance Survey
  • 1855 Ordnance Survey

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 indicated, the source for all entries is:-Gregory, Roy (1985). East Yorkshire Windmills. Cheddar: Charles Skilton Ltd. ISBN 0-284-98721-2. or the linked Windmill World page.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "A Couple of Tours Through Elmet". Old Tykes. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  2. ^ Historic England. "HICKLAM MILL, MAIN STREET (east off), LOTHERTON CUM ABERFORD, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE (1300610)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Barwick, Windmill, Postcard". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  4. ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL, WINDMILL ROAD (east side), BRAMHAM CUM OGLETHORPE, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE (1200606)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  5. ^ Historic England. "DARRINGTON WINDMILL, MOOR LANE (east off), DARRINGTON, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE (1212102)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  6. ^ Historic England. "WINDMILL APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES WEST OF MILL FARMHOUSE, LONGDIKE LANE LS25 (north off), GARFORTH, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE (1237402)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  7. ^ Historic England. "COLTON MILL AT COLTON MILL FARM, BULLERTHORPE LANE (west side), LEEDS, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE (1255798)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  8. ^ Historic England. "THE ROUND HOUSE, POTTERNEWTON MOUNT (south side), LEEDS, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE (1375492)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  9. ^ "Windmill and Farm". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  10. ^ a b Five sails
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Wailes, Rex (1954). The English Windmill. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 54, 94, 99, 101, 155, Plate IX.
  12. ^ "Howley Upper Mill, dam". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  13. ^ Historic England. "DANDY MILL, WATER LANE (east side), PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE (1313271)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  14. ^ Major, J Kenneth (1977). The Windmills of John Wallis Titt. The International Molinological Society.
  15. ^ "Boyle Hall, base of the windmill used for". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
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