Heckington windmill, Lincolnshire

Heckington #1972

(52.97700,-0.2952) OS map + aerial, Google Maps Aerial - Dual Google & Bing Maps

Map/Aerial photo of the area around the mill

tower mill - working, with 8 sails

Signboard says:

This is the only eight-sailed mill in England. The original mill on this site was built by Michael Hare in 1830. The eight sails and cap were brought by John Pocklington from Boston in 1892. The Kesteven County Council bought the mill in 1952 & subsequently restored it.

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Entry in Mills Archive - #1972 (login required)

Entry in Lincolnshire Windmills by Peter Dolman.

Wikipedia entry

Entries in photo archives:

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Heckington Windmill [2009-05-21] - HD

21st century Lincolnshire: windmill and signalbox at Heckington [2008-04-03] - HD

Level crossing and windmill - Heckington [2010-05-17] - HD

Heckington Mill [2010-05-17] - HD

Mill House Tearooms Heckington [2010-05-22] - HD

The eight sails of Heckington Mill [2010-05-22] - HD

Heckington Eight Sailed Mill [2010-05-22] - HD

Pocklington's Mill, Heckington [1996-07-28]

Heckington eight sail Mill [1991-07-26]

Heckington from the windmill [2008-09-13]

Skeggie bound [2008-06-05]

Pocklington's Mill [2008-05-06]

Heckington Windmill [2007-05-26]

Margaret Morgan

Heckington Windmill [2004-04-24]

Dave Hitchborne

Heckington Mill [2006-05-02]

Heckington Station signal box and Heckington Windmill [2007-04-29]

Alan Murray-Rust

Heckington Windmill [2007-04-29]

Alan Murray-Rust

Pocklington's Mill, Heckington, Lincs [2006-09-11]

Pocklington's Mill, Heckington [1994-06-00]

Pocklington's Windmill, Heckington near Sleaford [2004-08-00]

David and Rachel Landin

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[Waymarking] [pastscape]

[Listed Building]

Registered charity #702701 - Friends of Heckington Mill

Opening times via SPAB site

News item: More windmill 3d models for Google Earth (6/2/11)

News item: Photo of Heckington (6/10/04)

News item: Lincolnshire - In the Steps of Don Quixote (8/2/04)

Heckington,the Windmill c1955,Lincolnshire

Heckington, the Windmill c1955 {Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection} [Search Muggeridge Collection]

Last updated 25/05/2011

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