List of windmills in Leicestershire facts for kids

A 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.

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	Windmill World
Ashby Folville	Ashby Mill Gaddesby Mill SK 697 124	Tower		Early 19th century	Windmill World
Barkestone-le-Vale	Barkestone Mill SK 779 349	Tower			Windmill World
Belgrave				1545	1558
Billesdon				1558	1826
Blaston				1302	1675
Bringhurst				1629	1650
Bringhurst					Gone by 1964
Burrough on the Hill				1607	1614
Burton Overy				1646	1766, gone by 1835
Burton Overy				1766	1766, gone by 1835
Carlton Curlieu				1592	1661
Church Langton				1792	1792
Cranoe				1440	1441
Croxton Kerrial	Croxton Mill SK 8372 2907	Smock		1806	Windmill World

E - G

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Evington				1308	1335
Fleckney				1338	1338
Foxton				Late 12th century	1317
Foxton				1780	1885
Galby				16th century	16th century
Gilmorton	Gilmorton Mill SP 577 883	Tower		Early 19th century	Windmill World
Glooston				15th century	1637
Great Bowden				1473	1690
Great Glen				1352	1563

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	1588
Hallaton	Hacluit's Manor			1373	1652
Harby	Harby Mill SK 738 312	Tower		Truncated during the Second World War	Windmill World
Higham on the Hill					Windmill World
Houghton on the Hill				1301	1301
Houghton on the Hill	New Ingarsby
Houghton on the Hill	Ingarsby Lane				1914, gone by 1918
Husbands Bosworth				1252	1252
Illston on the Hill				c. 1220	1588
Kegworth		Post
Kibworth Beauchamp				1315	1687
Kibworth Harcourt	Kibworth Harcourt Mill SP 689 944	Post		1711	Windmill World
King's Norton				1514	1582
Knighton	Narborough Wood Farm	Titt iron wind engine		1896

L

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Laughton				1265	1658
Leicester	Castle Mills			1632
Leicester	Newarke Mills			1626	1741
Leicester	North Mills			1821	1833
Leicester	South Fields Mill Nurse's Mill			1316	1638
Leicester	South Fields Mill Nurses Mill				Standing until mid-19th century
Leicester	Between Castle and Newarke Mills	Post	1779	1720	1779
Leicester	St Margaret's		1779 1828	1585	1828
Leicester	St Margaret's (2nd mill)		1779	1779	1779
Leicester	St Margaret's (3rd mill)		1779	1779	1779
Leicester	London Road		1779	1779	1835
Leicester	London Road (2nd mill)		1779	1779	1835
Leicester	Narborough Road
Leicester	Mount Pleasant Mill		1828	1828
Leicester	Conduit St	tower	1826 1828	1826	1828
Leicester	Marston's Mill, Saxby St		1826 1828	1826	1828
Leicester	Whetstone's Mill, Highfield St		1826 1828	1826	1828
Leicester	Holmes' Mill, Mill La		1826 1828	1826	1846
Leicester	Freak's Ground		1828	1828	1861, gone by 1891
Little Stretton				1314	1446
Long Clawson	Long Clawson Mill SK728 267	Tower		Early 19th century	Windmill World
Lubenham				1624	1659

M - R

S - W

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Shangton				c. 1304	c. 1304
Shepshed	Fenney Spring Mill SK 462 181	Tower		c. 1840	Windmill World
Slawston				1637	1928
Smeeton Westerby					Blown down c. 1885
Stonton Wyville				Early 17th century	Early 17th century
Stoughton				1341	1477
Swannington	Hough Mill SK 410 171	Tower		Late 18th century	Windmill World
Swannington		Post			Blown down early 19th century
Swannington		Post		Early 19th century	Demolished 1895
Syston	Syston Mill SK 621 109	Post			Windmill World
Thringstone	Thringstone Windmill	tower
Thurnby	Bushby			Early 17th century	Early 17th century
Tur Langton	Smith's Mill Moore's Mill			17th century	Gone by 1850
Tur Langton	Halford's Mill			17th century	Gone by 1850
Ullesthorpe	Ullesthorpe Mill SP 506 877	Tower		1800	Windmill World
Waltham on the Wolds	Waltham Mill SK 803 248	Post			Demolished 1868
Waltham on the Wolds	Waltham Mill SK 803 248	Tower		1868	Windmill World
Wistow				1436	1660
Woodhouse Eaves	Woodhouse Eaves Mill SK 526 143	Midlands Post		1863	Burnt down 1945 Windmill World
Wymondham	Wymondham Mill SK 850 192	Tower		c. 1813	Windmill World

Locations formerly in Leicestershire

Maps

• 1779 John Prior
• 1826 Greenwood
• 1828 Ellis