List of windmills in Leicestershire

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.

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Extant (red) and former (blue) windmills in Leicestershire.
1 Arnesby, 2 Ashby Folville, 3 Barkestone le Vale, 4 Croxton Kerrial, 5 Gilmorton, 6 Kibworth Harcourt, 7 Long Clawson, 8 Shepshed, 9 Swannington, 10 Ullesthorpe, 11 Waltham on the Wolds, 12 Wymondham

A list of windmills in Leicestershire.

Locations

A - C

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Arnesby	Arnesby Mill SP 614 925	tower		1815[1]	Windmill World
Ashby Folville	Ashby Mill Gaddesby Mill SK 697 124	Tower		Early 19th century[2]	Windmill World
Barkestone-le-Vale	Barkestone Mill SK 779 349	Tower			Windmill World
Belgrave				1545[3]	1558[3]
Billesdon				1558[4]	1826[4]
Blaston				1302[5]	1675[5]
Bringhurst				1629[6]	1650[6]
Bringhurst					Gone by 1964[6]
Burrough on the Hill				1607[7]	1614[7]
Burton Overy				1646[8]	1766, gone by 1835[8]
Burton Overy				1766[8]	1766, gone by 1835[8]
Carlton Curlieu				1592[9]	1661[9]
Church Langton				1792[10]	1792[10]
Cranoe				1440[11]	1441[11]
Croxton Kerrial	Croxton Mill SK 8372 2907	Smock		1806[12]	Windmill World

E - G

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Evington				1308[13]	1335[13]
Fleckney				1338[14]	1338[14]
Foxton				Late 12th century[15]	1317[15]
Foxton				1780[15]	1885[15]
Galby				16th century[16]	16th century[16]
Gilmorton	Gilmorton Mill SP 577 883	Tower		Early 19th century[17]	Windmill World
Glooston				15th century[18]	1637[18]
Great Bowden				1473[19]	1690[19]
Great Glen				1352[20]	1563[20]

H - K

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Hallaton	Bardolf's Manor			1290[21]	1588[21]
Hallaton	Hacluit's Manor			1373[21]	1652[21]
Harby	Harby Mill SK 738 312	Tower		Truncated during the Second World War[22]	Windmill World
Higham on the Hill					Windmill World
Houghton on the Hill				1301[23]	1301[23]
Houghton on the Hill	New Ingarsby[23]
Houghton on the Hill	Ingarsby Lane				1914, gone by 1918[23]
Husbands Bosworth				1252[24]	1252[24]
Illston on the Hill				c. 1220[25]	1588[25]
Kegworth		Post[26]
Kibworth Beauchamp				1315[27]	1687[27]
Kibworth Harcourt	Kibworth Harcourt Mill SP 689 944	Post		1711[27]	Windmill World
King's Norton				1514[28]	1582[28]
Knighton	Narborough Wood Farm	Titt iron wind engine		1896

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Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Laughton				1265[29]	1658[29]
Leicester	Castle Mills			1632[30]
Leicester	Newarke Mills			1626[30]	1741[30]
Leicester	North Mills			1821[30]	1833[30]
Leicester	South Fields Mill Nurse's Mill			1316[30]	1638[31]
Leicester	South Fields Mill Nurses Mill				Standing until mid-19th century[30]
Leicester	Between Castle and Newarke Mills	Post	1779	1720[30]	1779
Leicester	St Margaret's		1779 1828	1585[30]	1828
Leicester	St Margaret's (2nd mill)[30]		1779	1779	1779
Leicester	St Margaret's (3rd mill)[30]		1779	1779	1779
Leicester	London Road[30]		1779	1779	1835[30]
Leicester	London Road (2nd mill)[30]		1779	1779	1835[30]
Leicester	Narborough Road[30]
Leicester	Mount Pleasant Mill[30]		1828	1828
Leicester	Conduit St[30]	tower	1826 1828	1826	1828
Leicester	Marston's Mill, Saxby St[30]		1826 1828	1826	1828
Leicester	Whetstone's Mill, Highfield St[30]		1826 1828	1826	1828
Leicester	Holmes' Mill, Mill La[30]		1826 1828	1826	1846[30]
Leicester	Freak's Ground		1828	1828	1861, gone by 1891[32]
Little Stretton				1314[28]	1446[28]
Long Clawson	Long Clawson Mill SK728 267	Tower		Early 19th century[33]	Windmill World
Lubenham				1624[34]	1659[34]

M - R

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Market Harborough	Great Bowden Mill	Smock		1839[35]	Standing c. 1920
Medbourne				Mid-16th century[36]	Mid-16th century[36]
Medbourne		Smock		Late 18th century[36]	Demolished January 1902[36]
Mowsley				1338[37]	1338[37]
Narborough		Titt iron wind engine
Nether Broughton	SK 691 258	Post			1880s OS map
Noseley				1545[38]	1545[38]
Redmile				1242[39]	1242[39]
Redmile	Redmile Mill	Midlands Post		1835[39]	1920s[39]

S - W

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Shangton				c. 1304[40]	c. 1304[40]
Shepshed	Fenney Spring Mill SK 462 181	Tower		c. 1840[41]	Windmill World
Slawston				1637[42]	1928[42]
Smeeton Westerby					Blown down c. 1885[27]
Stonton Wyville				Early 17th century[43]	Early 17th century[43]
Stoughton				1341[44]	1477[44]
Swannington	Hough Mill SK 410 171	Tower		Late 18th century[45]	Windmill World
Swannington		Post			Blown down early 19th century[45]
Swannington		Post		Early 19th century[45]	Demolished 1895[45]
Syston	Syston Mill SK 621 109	Post			Windmill World
Thringstone	Thringstone Windmill	tower
Thurnby	Bushby			Early 17th century[44]	Early 17th century[44]
Tur Langton	Smith's Mill Moore's Mill			17th century[10]	Gone by 1850[10]
Tur Langton	Halford's Mill			17th century[10]	Gone by 1850[10]
Ullesthorpe	Ullesthorpe Mill SP 506 877	Tower		1800[46]	Windmill World
Waltham on the Wolds	Waltham Mill SK 803 248	Post			Demolished 1868[47]
Waltham on the Wolds	Waltham Mill SK 803 248	Tower		1868[47]	Windmill World
Wistow				1436[48]	1660[48]
Woodhouse Eaves	Woodhouse Eaves Mill SK 526 143	Midlands Post		1863[49]	Burnt down 1945[49] Windmill World
Wymondham	Wymondham Mill SK 850 192	Tower		c. 1813[50]	Windmill World

Locations formerly in Leicestershire

Maps

• 1779 John Prior
• 1826 Greenwood
• 1828 Ellis

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