Windmills of Cambridgeshire 🌍

Surviving mills

# photo id name location type condition maps
1 no
image 		#2315   Arrington Tower mill  
(52.14309,-0.0684)
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2 #2386   Balsham Smock mill Just foundations remain
(52.12975,0.30427)
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3 no
image 		#1958   Barnack Tower mill   NGR: TF069049
(52.63107,-0.4214)
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4 no
image 		#2324 Orwell Barrington Tower mill house converted, with crenellations NGR: TL387493
(52.12405,0.02255)
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5 #2312   Bourn open trestle post mill conserved NGR: TL312580
(52.20466,-0.0816)
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6 no
image 		#2286   Buckden Tower mill  
(52.28981,-0.2595)
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7 #2395 Stevens' Mill Burwell tower mill newly tarred in 2004, restored 2014 NGR: TL590665
(52.27288,0.3293)
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8 #2396 Big Mill Burwell tower mill thatched truncated tower NGR: TL591666
(52.27454,0.33073)
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9 #2344 French's Mill Cambridge smock mill converted to offices NGR: TL445599
(52.21880,0.11464)
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10 no
image 		#2275   Castor Tower mill  
(52.55703,-0.3359)
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11 no
image 		#2418   Chippenham Smock mill house converted
(52.30842,0.43082)
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12 no
image 		#2309   Coates tower mill   NGR: TL303975
(52.55945,-0.0790)
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13 #2342   Cottenham tower mill now used as water tower NGR: TL444674
(52.28561,0.11572)
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14 no
image 		#2329   Doddington Tower mill truncated tower, new roof c2012
(52.49833,0.06141)
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15 no
image 		#2281   Eaton Socon Tower mill house converted
(52.22834,-0.2865)
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16 no
image 		#2316   Elsworth Tower mill  
(52.25934,-0.0584)
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17 #2366   Ely Smock mill ruins
(52.41329,0.25301)
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18 no
image 		#2332   Foxton Smock mill under restoration
(52.11515,0.05364)
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19 #2360   Fulbourn smock mill restored NGR: TL510559
(52.18096,0.20749)
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20 #2336   Great Chishill open trestle post mill restored 2019 NGR: TL414389
(52.02999,0.05858)
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21 no
image 		#2273   Great Gidding tower mill house converted NGR: TL123831
(52.43461,-0.3496)
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22 #2303   Great Gransden open trestle post mill renovated 2018 NGR: TL277555
(52.18315,-0.1333)
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23 #2302 Hooks Mill Guilden Morden tower mill roofed tower NGR: TL272454
(52.09073,-0.1461)
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24 #2348 Great Mill Haddenham tower mill restored NGR: TL457746
(52.34923,0.13828)
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25 no
image 		#2339   Harston tower mill truncated NGR: TL433502
(52.13110,0.09088)
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26 #2308   Hemingford Grey tower mill house converted NGR: TL300708
(52.31971,-0.0942)
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27 #2372   Hildersham tower mill house converted NGR: TL546480
(52.10852,0.25518)
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28 #2354   Ickleton tower mill house converted NGR: TL486443
(52.07586,0.16729)
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29 #2341   Impington smock mill undergoing restoration NGR: TL442624
(52.24027,0.10975)
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30 no
image 		#2382   Linton Tower mill  
(52.09114,0.28721)
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31 #2365   Little Downham Tower mill house converted 2017
(52.43098,0.25047)
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32 #2368   Little Wilbraham tower mill house converted
(52.20163,0.24524)
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33 #2333   Madingley post mill restored
(52.21584,0.05947)
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34 #2322   Over tower mill restored
(52.30066,0.02360)
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35 no
image 		#2356   Pymore tower mill residential conversion
(52.45519,0.20736)
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36 no
image 		#2307   Ramsey tower mill house converted
(52.45339,-0.1049)
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37 no
image 		#2297   Ramsey St Mary's tower mill derelict
(52.47130,-0.1631)
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38 no
image 		#2279   Sawtry smock mill house converted
(52.43754,-0.2897)
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39 #2391   Six Mile Bottom post mill conserved - surroundings have been drastically changed in 2005 with the building of a new house alongside
(52.19901,0.32247)
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40 #2403 Downfield Mill Soham tower mill restored 2014/15, now has 4 sails, though it worked on just 2 sails for many years
(52.32029,0.35797)
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41 #2390 Northfield Mill (aka Shade Mill) Soham smock mill complete - part restored
(52.35092,0.32890)
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42 #2274   Spaldwick tower mill very ruinous
(52.35019,-0.3442)
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43 #2289   Stanground Tower mill House converted prior to 2003
(52.54558,-0.2297)
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44 #2306   Steeple Morden smock mill  
(52.06131,-0.1278)
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45 #2361   Stretham tower mill house converted, with recent addition of dummy sails
(52.35177,0.21870)
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46 #2384   Swaffham Prior tower mill working
(52.25379,0.30204)
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47 #2385   Swaffham Prior smock mill residential rebuild, now given working cap, sails and fantail ready to generate electricity
(52.25326,0.30384)
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48 #2320   Swavesey tower mill house converted
(52.30019,-0.0165)
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49 #2304   Thorney tower mill converted NGR: TF278043
(52.6218,-0.1128)
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50 no
image 		#2358 Shepherds Mill Upwell tower mill Converted - spent time as a hotel and restaurant
(52.60656,0.22767)
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51 no
image 		#2300   Upwood tower mill  
(52.42233,-0.1499)
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52 no
image 		#2280   Werrington tower mill mock cap fitted c1993, with mock fantail
(52.61595,-0.2810)
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53 #2406   West Wickham tower mill  
(52.10833,0.35506)
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54 no
image 		#2401   West Wratting smock mill  
(52.13405,0.34433)
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55 #2409   Weston Colville smock mill converted NGR: TL619530
(52.15127,0.36584)
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56 #2301 Elderkin's Mill Whittlesey tower mill derelict NGR: TL264975
(52.56089,-0.1373)
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57 #2383   Wicken smock mill restored - now in working order
(52.31085,0.30230)
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58 #2377   Wicken Fen 4 sided smock windpump worked occasionally
(52.31111,0.28995)
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59 #2331 Cattell's mill Willingham smock mill being restored
(52.30791,0.05836)
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60 no
image 		#2334   Willingham smock mill base
(52.30776,0.06333)
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61 #2056 Leach's Mill Wisbech tower mill was 8 sailed
(52.66849,0.16316)
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62 no
image 		#extra29 Redmoor mill Wisbech smock mill 8 side base house converted
(52.64376,0.14025)
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63 no
image 		#2293   Wood Walton Fen Tower mill truncated tower
(52.46090,-0.2134)
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64 no
image 		#2421   Woodditton smock mill base NGR: TL664593
(52.20622,0.43416)
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Wicken Fen nature reserve (#extra12)

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Historical mills

This table is selective, and probably far from comprehensive.

# photo id name location type condition maps
1 no
image 		    Alconbury  
2 no
image 		#2433   Ashley Smock mill When checked in 2018 no remains except for a large hollow in ground where the foundations were. Some minor remains of millhouse and outbuilding. NGR: TL715617
(52.22649,0.51061)
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3 no
image 		    Benwick drainage mill  
4 no
image 		#2397 Busy Bee Burwell smock mill  
(52.28348,0.33243) (approximate location)
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5 no
image 		  Parker's Piece Cambridge
Details [info] [mention]
6 no
image 		  Forty Foot Bank Chatteris
Details [photo] [photo]
7 no
image 		  Station Street Mill Chatteris smock mill  
8 no
image 		  Black Bank Drain Windmill Downham  
9 no
image 		#2313   Fenstanton Post mill  
(52.31513,-0.0767) (approximate location)
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10 no
image 		    Glatton
Details

Drakard's Stamford News, 14 January 1814

TO MILLERS, BAKERS, AND OTHERS.
Freehold Estate-Glatton, Huntingdonshire.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
At the George inn, Stilton, on Tuesday the 18th day of January 1814, between the hours of 3 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, subject to such conditions of sale as will be then produced:
All that capital, old-established POST WINDMILL, advantageously situated in Glatton aforesaid, and well accustomed in the bag-work, with two pair of stones, and bolting-mill.
Also, all that newly-erected Messuage or Tenement, Bakehouse, and outbuildings, with the Garden and one acre and an half of Land, (more or less,) adjoining the above-mentioned mill.
Immediate possession may be had of all the premises, which are now in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Johnson, of Glatton, the proprietor, who will shew the same.
Further particulars may, be known, on application to Mr. Descon, attorney-at-law, Stilton.

11 no
image 		#2319   Holywell Post mill  
(52.32521,-0.0337) (approximate location)
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12 no
image 		    Horseheath tower mill  
13 no
image 		#2388   Littleport Tower mill  
(52.46977,0.32460) (approximate location)
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14 no
image 		    Madingley post mill  
15 no
image 		    Manea tower mill
Details [info]
16 no
image 		  Mere Mill Soham  
17 no
image 		  Paddock Street Windmill Soham tubular pipe mill  
18 no
image 		  Shrubland House Mill Soham  
19 no
image 		    Somersham
Details [1880]
20 no
image 		    Trumpington
Details [first mentioned in 1260]
21 no
image 		    Waterbeach
Details [OS map 1850-1899 showing 2 corn windmills, and one pumping]
22 no
image 		#2305   Whittlesey Tower mill Disappeared before 2003
(52.54678,-0.1123) (approximate location)
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23 no
image 		#10839 Ingle's Mill Willingham smock mill  
(52.30667,0.05200) (approximate location)
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