Windmills of Buckinghamshire


Surviving mills

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#1664 Nixey's Mill Brill NGR: SP652142 post Preserved - unable to turn to face wind. Extensively restored in 2009, giving it a new external appearance with new roundhouse, rear steps, weatherboarding and sails. 16
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#1704 Caldecotte Arms Mill Caldecotte - Milton Keynes NGR: SP887355 tower built as a dummy mill (by professional millwrights) for pub/hotel complex 6
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#1711 Hawridge Cholesbury NGR: SP935069 tower built on site of previous smock mill 3
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#1833 Grove's Mill Coleshill NGR: SU948948 tower house converted 2
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#1719 . Edlesborough NGR: SP982192 tower (alongside watermill) - house converted 0
6 #1819 Cobstone Mill Ibstone NGR: SU769915 smock cosmetically restored for a starring part in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". 13
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#1695 . Lacey Green NGR: SP819008 smock conserved 4
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#1696 . New Bradwell - Milton Keynes NGR: SP831411 tower restored 6
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#1690 . North Marston NGR: SP775228 tower truncated 0
10 #1713 . Pitstone NGR: SP945157 post conserved, owned by the National Trust 28
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#1681 . Quainton NGR: SP746203 tower restored to working order 20
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#1679 . Thornborough NGR: SP737352 tower truncated 0
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#1702 . Wendover NGR: SP873082 tower house converted 0
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#1838 . Wexham NGR: SU995844 tower truncated and converted 0

Historical locations

Beaconsfield #1832

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NGR: SU948901
(51.60085,-0.6314)

tower

large fragment of this tower left in 1976, but probably entirely gone by now

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1832

Bledlow Ridge #1821

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NGR: SU799979
(51.67328,-0.8446)

post - had 3 cross trees, and 6 quarterbars [details] [photo] [photo] [photo]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1821

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Brill #8798

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Parsons Mill: post mill - demolished 1906 [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo] [both mills] [both mills] [photo]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #8798

Cuddington #1677

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NGR: SP730109
(51.79110,-0.9416)

post [photo] [miller]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1677

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Great Horwood #1688

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NGR: SP765299
(51.96147,-0.8867)

tower [photo]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1688

Great Linford #1699

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NGR: SP850420
(52.06903,-0.7600)

post mill - remains dated to 1220 [mention]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1699

Great Missenden

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Frith Hill: smock [photo]

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Haddenham

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tower - demolished 1930's [photo] [sketch] [photo]

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Haddenham

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Hawridge, Cholesbury

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smock - demolished 1884 [photo]

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Hillesden

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Manor Farm mill: strange "home made" mill - partly demolished 1930's [photo] [photo] [photo]

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Little Missenden #1829

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NGR: SU900970
(51.66367,-0.6989)

Holmer Green Windmill: tower

foundations and some other minor remains believed to exist

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1829

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Long Crendon #1673

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NGR: SP693093
(51.77719,-0.9956)

post - demolished 1931 [photo] [photo] [photo] [demolition photo] [miller] [miller]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1673

Long Crendon #1674

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NGR: SP693097
(51.78078,-0.9955)

tower - demolished 1925 [photo] [drawing] [photo] [demolition photo]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1674

Newton Longville

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- windmill mound [photo]

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Stantonbury

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tower [photo]

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Stewkley #1700

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NGR: SP855253
(51.91881,-0.7569)

smock [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1700

Stokenchurch

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post - collapsed 1935 [details] [drawing] [photo]

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Stone #1691

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NGR: SP779123
(51.80303,-0.8703)

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1691

Twyford #1665

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NGR: SP654271
(51.93771,-1.0487)

tower [photo]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1665

Waddesdon #1684

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NGR: SP752168
(51.84386,-0.9085)

tower [photo] [drawing] [drawing] [drawing]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #1684


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