Windmills of Cambridgeshire


Surviving mills

# photo id name location maps type condition photos
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#2315 . Arrington NGR: TL324512 tower mill . 0
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#2386 . Balsham NGR: TL578504 smock mill Just foundations remain 0
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#1958 . Barnack NGR: TF069049 tower mill . 6
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#2324 Orwell Barrington NGR: TL387493 tower mill house converted, with crenellations 2
5 #2312 . Bourn NGR: TL312580 open trestle post mill conserved 1
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#2286 . Buckden NGR: TL187672 tower mill . 0
7 #2395 Stevens' Mill Burwell NGR: TL590665 tower newly tarred in 2004, restored 2014 33
8 #2396 Big Mill Burwell NGR: TL591666 tower thatched truncated tower 2
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#2344 French's Mill Cambridge NGR: TL445599 smock converted to offices 1
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#2275 . Castor NGR: TL129968 tower mill . 5
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#2418 . Chippenham NGR: TL658706 smock mill house converted 0
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#2309 . Coates NGR: TL303975 tower . 1
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#2342 . Cottenham NGR: TL444674 tower now used as water tower 4
14 no
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#2329 . Doddington NGR: TL400909 tower mill truncated tower, new roof c2012 0
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#2281 Duloe Mill Eaton Socon NGR: TL171602 tower mill house converted 0
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#2316 Papworth's Mill Elsworth NGR: TL326642 tower mill . 1
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#2366 Cobbin's Mill Ely NGR: TL533818 smock mill . 0
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#2332 . Foxton NGR: TL407483 smock mill under restoration 0
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#2360 . Fulbourn NGR: TL510559 smock restored 20
20 #2336 . Great Chishill NGR: TL414389 open trestle post mill restored 2019 13
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#2273 . Great Gidding NGR: TL123831 tower house converted 8
22 #2303 . Great Gransden NGR: TL277555 open trestle post mill renovated 2018 7
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#2302 Hooks Mill Guilden Morden NGR: TL272454 tower roofed tower 1
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#2348 Great Mill Haddenham NGR: TL457746 tower restored 38
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#2339 . Harston NGR: TL433502 tower truncated 1
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#2308 . Hemingford Grey NGR: TL300708 tower house converted 2
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#2372 . Hildersham NGR: TL546480 tower house converted 0
28 #2354 . Ickleton NGR: TL486443 tower house converted 3
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#2341 . Impington NGR: TL442624 smock undergoing restoration 13
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#2382 . Linton NGR: TL568462 tower mill . 0
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#2365 Little Downham Mill Little Downham NGR: TL532838 tower mill house converted 2017 2
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#2368 . Little Wilbraham NGR: TL536584 tower house converted 9
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#2333 . Madingley NGR: TL407596 post restored 3
34 no
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#2322 . Over NGR: TL381689 tower restored 9
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#2356 . Pymore NGR: TL502865 tower residential conversion 2
36 no
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#2307 . Ramsey NGR: TL289856 tower house converted 0
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#2297 St Mary's Mill Ramsey St Mary's NGR: TL248875 tower derelict 0
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#2279 Bannister's Mill Sawtry NGR: TL163836 smock house converted 0
39 #2391 Bungalow Hill Six Mile Bottom NGR: TL588582 post conserved - surroundings have been drastically changed in 2005 with the building of a new house alongside 5
40 #2403 Downfield Mill Soham NGR: TL608717 tower restored 2014/15, now has 4 sails, though it worked on just 2 sails for many years 3
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#2390 Northfield Mill (aka Shade Mill) Soham NGR: TL587751 smock complete - part restored 3
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#2274 Belton's Mill Spaldwick NGR: TL128737 tower very ruinous 0
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#2289 . Stanground NGR: TL202957 tower mill House converted prior to 2003 2
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#2306 Saunderson's Mill Steeple Morden NGR: TL285421 smock . 0
45 #2361 . Stretham NGR: TL512750 tower house converted, with recent addition of dummy sails 5
46 #2384 Foster's Mill Swaffham Prior NGR: TL572642 tower working 4
47 #2385 . Swaffham Prior NGR: TL575642 smock rebuilt residential dummy 5
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#2320 Hale Mill Swavesey NGR: TL354687 tower house converted 1
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#2304 . Thorney NGR: TF278043 tower converted 4
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#2358 Shepherds Mill Upwell NGR: TF509033 tower Converted - spent time as a hotel and restaurant 0
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#2300 Setchell's Mill Upwood NGR: TL258820 tower . 0
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#2280 . Werrington NGR: TF165034 tower mock cap fitted c1993, with mock fantail 0
53 #2406 Streetly End Mill West Wickham NGR: TL614482 tower . 3
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#2401 . West Wratting NGR: TL605510 smock . 2
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#2409 . Weston Colville NGR: TL619530 smock converted 1
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#2301 Elderkin's Mill Whittlesey NGR: TL264975 tower derelict 2
57 #2383 . Wicken NGR: TL571706 smock restored - now in working order 7
58 #2377 . Wicken Fen NGR: TL562706 4 sided smock windpump worked occasionally 14
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#2331 Cattell's mill Willingham NGR: TL404698 smock being restored 3
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#2334 Ingle's Mill Willingham NGR: TL408698 smock base 0
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#2056 Leach's Mill Wisbech NGR: TF464101 tower was 8 sailed 0
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#2293 Higney Mill Wood Walton Fen NGR: TL215863 tower mill truncated tower 2
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#2421 . Woodditton NGR: TL664593 smock base 0

Wicken Fen nature reserve (#extra12)

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Historical locations

Alconbury

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Ashley #2433

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NGR: TL715617
(52.22605,0.51073)

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.

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #2433

Benwick

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drainage mill

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Burwell #2397

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NGR: TL592676
(52.28275,0.33362)

Busy Bee: smock [photo] [photo]

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #2397

[English Heritage]

Cambridge

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Parker's Piece: [info] [mention]

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Chatteris

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Forty Foot Bank: [photo] [photo]

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Chatteris

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Station Street Mill: smock

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Downham

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Black Bank Drain Windmill:

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Fenstanton #2313

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NGR: TL312703
(52.31439,-0.0754)

post mill

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #2313

Holywell #2319

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NGR: TL341715
(52.32448,-0.0324)

post mill

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #2319

Horseheath

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tower

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Littleport

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[photo]

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Littleport

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tower
demolished 1952
[info]

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Madingley

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post

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Manea

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tower [info]

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Soham

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Shrubland House Mill:

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Soham

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Paddock Street Windmill: tubular pipe mill

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Soham

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Mere Mill:

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Somersham

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[1880]

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Trumpington

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[first mentioned in 1260]

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Waterbeach

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[OS map 1850-1899 showing 2 corn windmills, and one pumping]

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Whittlesey #2305

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NGR: TL281960
(52.54611,-0.1110)

Fletcher's Mill: tower mill - Disappeared before 2003

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Entry in Mills Archive database - #2305


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