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
For the windmill in Netherseal, see List of windmills in Derbyshire.

Maps
  • 1779 John Prior
  • 1826 Greenwood
  • 1828 Ellis

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