This is a list of windmills in the English county of Somerset.
Locations
A - B Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Ashcott 17361760 1736 1760, gone by 1784 Bawdrip Approximately 16601675 1660 1675 Bedminster 1769 1769 1769 Bedminster 1769 1769 1769 Berrow 1330s 1330s Berrow Tower 1782 1773 Demolished 1890s Bickenhall Approximately Bleadon Bleadon Level Early 17th century Early 17th century Brent Knoll Approximately 1675 1330s 1675 Brent Knoll Shackleton's Mill Tower 1861 Demolished early 1900s Bridgwater Stowey Farm Titt iron wind engine 1893 Bridgwater Without Sunk post 15th century 15th century Brockley Tower 17691782 1529 1782, gone by 1829 Burnham on Sea Post 1675 1675 1786 Burnham on Sea Allen's MillSandway Mill Tower 1840s Demolished June 1869 Burnham on Sea Burnham Brewery Titt iron wind engine 1894 Burnham Without Blew MillBurnham MillEdithmead Mill Post 16751760 1675 1885 Burnham Without Highbridge Mill Sunk post 1675 1675 1675 Burnham Without Approximately Post 1803 1867 Burnham Without Watchfield Mill tower 1817 1817 Windmill World Butcombe Sunk post 13th century 13th century Butleigh Approximately 16751817 1675 1817
C - E Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Catcott Catgut Millapproximately 1675 1675 1675 Chapel Allerton 1317 1736 Chapel Allerton Ashton Mill Tower 1774 Windmill World Charlton Horethorne Approximately Demolished c. 1784 Charlton Mackrell (two mills) 1467 1467 Charlton Mackrell Baskett's Mill Tower 1592 1757, gone by 1810 Chedzoy 18171822 Sunk post 1685 Blown down 7 December 1827 Churchill, Somerset Approximately 1652 1652 Compton Dundon Approximately 1675 c. 1660 1675 Cossington Approximately 1675 1675 1675 Croscombe Titt iron wind engine 1899 Curry Rivel Willtown Mill Tower 1822 1822 Demolished c. 1930 Curry Rivel Week MillWick Mill Sunk post 1760 1760 1775, gone by 1820 Ditcheat Blindmillapproximately Durston Sunk post Durston Sunk post Gone by 1817 East Brent Post 167517601822 1675 c. 1880 East Brent Edingworth Post
G - H Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Glastonbury Approximately 1244 1309 Glastonbury Windmill Hill Millapproximately Late 15th or early 16th century Late 15th or early 16th century Glastonbury Wearyall Hill Millapproximately 16601675 1640 c. 1775 Glastonbury Common Moor Mill 1722 1722 Glastonbury The Elms Titt iron wind engine 1892 Greinton Approximately 16601675 1660 1675, gone by 1742 Hardington Mandeville Approximately High Ham Stembridge Mill Tower 1822 Windmill World High Ham Sedgemoor Hill Millapproximately 16601760 1660 1779 High Ham Turn Hill Mill 1660 1660 1660 Hinton Charterhouse Titt iron wind engine 1895 Huish Episcopi Bowden's Millapproximately Tower 1874 Demolished c. 1885 Huish Episcopi Pibsbury Mill Tower 1823 Collapsed April 1915 Huish Episcopi Wearne Millapproximately 1660 1585 1664 Hutton 1309 1309 Hutton 1482 1482 Hutton Hutton Mill 1809 1809 1864 Hutton Oldmixon Millapproximately 17361760 1736 1760
K - M Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Kenn Kenn Mill 1821 Truncated c. 1900 Kingsdon Approximately 1628 1694 Langport Big Millapproximately 1344 Blown down 16 January 1362 Locking Vale MillLocking Moor Mill tower c. 1813 Long Ashton 1312 1312 Long Sutton Upton Millapproximately 1349 1538 Low Ham Approximately 1660 1660 Derelict in 1779 Lympsham Batch Farm Mill Tower 1758 1758 Mark 1700 Blown down 26 November 1703 Mark Mark Causeway Blown down 26 November 1703 Middlezoy Approximately 1660 1660 1660 Middlezoy Approximately Tower 1822 1822 1885 Montacute Approximately 1560 1560 Moorlinch Knoll Hill Mill Post 166016751760 1660 1760 Moorlinch Tower Early 19th century 1889
N - P Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph North Cheriton Approximately 1766 1766 North Curry c. 1840 c. 1840 Othery 1308 1346, gone by 1403 Othery 1515 Demolished c. 1811 Othery Approximately 1660 1598 1701 Paulton Pawlett Pawlett Hams Mill Tower Demolished 1880s Pitney 1605 1691 Portbury Okey Millapproximately 17691782 1769 1782 Portishead Portishead Mill Tower 1832 Windmill World Puriton Approximately Tower 161016751760 1610 Demolished early 20th century Puriton Approximately 1675 1675 1675 Puriton Approximately 1817 1817 c. 1840
S - U Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph St Cuthbert Out Approximately Seavington St Michael c. 1212 c. 1212 Shapwick 1330s 1330s Shapwick Post 166017601782 1660 Blown down 29 November 1836 Shapwick Tower c. 1836 1860 Somerton 1276 1330 Somerton Mileburghapproximately 1334 1484 Somerton South Field 1575 1619 Somerton Applin's Millapproximately 1736*1760 1715 1802 Somerton Crane's Millapproximately 1616 1779, gone by 1802 Somerton William Champion's Mill 1651 1651 Somerton South Hill MillCullen's Millapproximately 1675 1675 1749 Stawell, Somerset Approximately 16601675 1660 1675 Stawell Cock Hill MillStoll Millapproximately 1675 1675 1675 Stawell Sutton Mill 1685 1685 Stockland Bristol (two mills) 1317 1317 Stoke St Gregory Stoke St Gregory Tower 1704 1787 Street c. 1255 c. 1255 Street Millfield Millapproximately 16601675 1660 1675 Street Ivythorn Millapproximately 1822 1822 1822 Uphill Uphill Mill Tower 1782 1782 Truncated 1934Windmill World
W Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Walton 1342 1342 Walton Walton Mill Post 16601675 1660 Collapsed c. 1725 Walton Walton Mill Tower 1741 Windmill World Weare Weare Mill 1760 1760 Windmill World Wedmore Maltfield Farm Mill Tower 17601782 1760 Demolished 1886 Wedmore Post 1678 Moved to Mark, 1700 Wedmore Burnt Millapproximately Wedmore Heath House Mill 1737 Burnt down c. 1740 Wedmore Heath House MillWestfield Mill tower 1775 Demolished 1962 Wedmore Stoughton Mill Tower 1817 1817 1875 West Huntspill Approximately 1675 1675 1675 West Monkton (two mills) 1364 Mid-16th century West Monkton Burlinch Mill Tower 1817 West Monkton Woodball Mill West Pennard Approximately 1362 1362 Westonzoyland 1330s 1330s Westonzoyland Penzoy Mill 1822 1822 1822 Westonzoyland Westonfield Millapproximately 1833 1833 Williton Great Millapproximately Winford Broadfield Mill Tower 1880s Windmill World Woolavington (two mills) 1222 1222 Woolavington 1736176017831822 1630 Demolished 1967 Worle Worle Mill Tower 17601782 1760 Windmill World Worlebury Approximately 17361760 1736 1760
Maps 1660 Newcourt 1675 John Ogilby 1736 John Kirby 1736* Strachey 1760 Bowen 1769 Donn 1782 Day & Masters 1783 Joseph Hodgkinson 1822 C & J Greenwood 1825 C & J Greenwood 1817 Ordnance Survey 1826 Andrew Bryant 1838 Ordnance Survey
Notes
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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