List of windmills in Staffordshire

This is a list of windmills in the English county of Staffordshire.

Locations

A - B

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise
Audley	Approximately SK 827 544	Tower		1796	1860, gone by 1899
Bilston	Bilston Mill SO 954 967	Post	1686	1686	1771
Bilston	Mount Pleasant Mill SO 954 967	Tower		1791	Demolished early 1970s
Blakenall Heath	Approximately SK 000 025	Post	1686 1693 1747 1775 1787	1686	1787
Blakenhall Heath	Approximately SK 000 022	Post	1686 1693 1747 1775 1787	1686	1787
Blakenhall Heath	Bloxwich Mill (one of above two sites)			1816	1853
Bloxwich	Little Bloxwich Mill approximately SJ 997 018	Post	1682	1609	1682
Bloxwich	Great Bloxwich Mill	Post	1682 1775	1682	c. 1812
Blymhill	Approximately SJ 818 156			1203	1291
Bradley	Approximately SJ 879 180			1337	1337
Brewood	Kent's Mill approximately SJ 876 084		1775	1775	1778
Brewood	Somerford Mill approximately SJ 899 089	Post	1817	1802	1880
Broadhill	Beffcote Mill SJ 803 195	Tower		Late 18th century	Windmill World
Bromstead Heath	SJ 800 159
Brocton	Oat Hill Mill approximately SJ 978 205		1686 1747 1749	1686	1749
Burslem	Approximately SJ 869 500	Tower		c. 1750	1832, gone by 1860
Burslem	Approximately SJ 867 498			1780s	Demolished early 19th century
Burton on Trent	Approximately SK 241 234			1818	1844

C

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise
Cannock	SJ 990 102
Church Eaton	Alstone Mill SJ 845 186		1682 1775 1831	1641	1831
Church Eaton	High Onn Mill SJ 827 162				Gone by 1652
Church Eaton	Shushions Manor Mill approximately SJ 843 144			1300	1301
Codsall	Codsall Windmill SJ 867 041	Tower		1775	Windmill World
Colton	Approximately SK 041 207
Coppenhall	Coppenhall Mill SJ 897 191			1607	1617
Coppenhall Mill	Butterhill Mill SJ 897 191	Tower		c. 1800	Windmill World
Coseley	Old Mill, Bramford SO 938 932	Tower		c. 1780	Windmill World
Coseley	Maullin's Mill, Roseville SO 935 935	Post		1812	1813
Coseley	Coseley Mill, Roseville SO 936 936	Post	1820	1820	1868
Coseley	New Mill	Tower
Coven Heath	SJ 910 048		1775	1775	1775, gone by 1790
Cowley	Approximately SJ 830 198		1686 1747	1587	1747
Croxton	Croxton Mill SJ 782 318	Tower		1777	Windmill World

D - F

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise
Darlaston	Darlaston Mill	Post	1795	1795	1795
Darlaston	Approximately SO 974 969	Tower	1834	1818	1886, gone by 1902
Dilhorne	Approximately SJ 974 436		1775	1775	1872, gone by 1900
Dudley	Shaver's End Mill SO 933 908	Post	1682	1682	1682
Dudley	Shaver's End Mill SO 933 908	Tower	1800 1816	1787	Demolished 1930s
Dudley	Eve Hill Mill SO 935 901	Post	1682 1747 1749 1775	1682	1775
Dudley	Eve Hill Mill SO 935 901	Tower		1808	1822, gone by 1886
Dudley	London Fields Mill SO 929 905		1682 1747 1749	1682	1749
Dudley	Tipton Green Mill SO 958 925		1682 1747 1749	1682	1749
Dudley	Nertherton Mill SO 935 874		1818	1818	1818
Enville	Spital Brook Mills SO 845 877	Tower		1801	Windmill World
Enville	Grove Farm Mill approximately SO 805 879			Early 19th century	Early 19th century
Enville	Highgate Common Mill approximately SO 837 884			Early 19th century	Early 19th century
Essington	Essington Mill SJ 943 036	Midlands post	1775	1681	1930 Windmill World
Etruria	Etruria Pottery Works^[1] SJ 868 474	Tower		1774	1794
Forton	Forton Mill SJ 758 216	Tower		1573	1780 Windmill World

G - H

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise
Garshall Green	Milwich Mill SJ 969 340	Tower		1812	1829
Gentleshaw	Gentleshaw Mill SK 051 119	Tower		1820	Windmill World
Gentleshaw	Coney's Mill SK 050 160		1775	1775	1895
Gerrards Bromley	Approximately SJ 779 349				Gone by 1564
Gerrards Bromley	Approximately SJ 779 349		1818 1831	1818	1831
Gnosall	SJ 829 209		1831	1815	1831
Hammerwich	SK 067 074			1300	1300
Hammerwich	Speedwell Mill SK 067 074	Tower		1779	Windmill World
Hanbury				1567	1567
Handsworth	SP 065 905	Tower			Gone by 1794
Handsworth	SP 067 895	Tower		1759	Demolished c. 1870
Hanley,	SJ 888 478	Tower		c. 1795	1857
Hartshill	SJ 864 458	Tower		1780	Demolished 1842
Haughton	SJ 874 192			1575	1638
Hilderstone	SJ 949 345			1798	1855
Himley			1682	1682	1682
Himley	SO 874 913	Post		1831	1881
Hixon	Approximately SK 002 257	Post		1801	1841

K - M

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise
Kidsgrove	Kidsgrove Mill Long Row Mill SJ 840 541	Tower		1812	Windmill World
Kingswinford	Kingswinford Mill SO 874 895	Tower	1834	1818	1886
Kingswinford	Tansey Green Mill SO 863 884	Post	1775	1775	1840
Kinver	Approximately SO 856 842		1775	1775	1775
Lapley	Approximately SJ 874 128			1291	1358
Lichfield	Windmill House Grange Road Mill SK 109 106	Tower		1809	Windmill World
Little Saredon				1332	1332
Little Saredon	Little Saredon Mill Shareshill Mill SJ 948 071	Tower		1816	Windmill World
Longdon	Windmill Farm Mill SK 066 148	Tower		1806	Windmill World
Meir Heath	Meir Heath Mill SJ 930 401	Tower	1775	1775	Windmill World
Moneymore	Weeford Mill SK 135 020	Tower		1818	Windmill World

N - Q

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise
Newborough	SK 125 252		1820 1831	1820	1831
Newcastle under Lyme	Approximately SJ 852 468			1696	1696
Newcastle under Lyme	Sneyd's Mill SJ 820 479		1682	1682	Moved to Whitmore 1684
Newcastle under Lyme	SJ 844 456		1819 1820^*	1819	1820
Norbury	Approximately SJ 801 222		1686 1747	1686	1747
Norton-in-the-Moors	(two mills) SJ 895 518			1547	1547
Pattingham	Nurton Hill Mill SO 835 998	Tower		1811	Windmill World
Pattingham	Approximately SJ 829 005		1682	1682	1682
Penkhull	SJ 870 450	Tower		1818	Demolished 1891
Penkridge	Approximately SJ 918 139		1772 1820	1775	1820
Perry Bar	Holdford Mill SP 073 917		1814 1831	1814	1831
Quinton	Ridgacre Mill SP 002 847	Post		1887	1900

R - T

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise
Rowley Regis	Rowley Mill SO 969 876	Post	1775	1775	1865
Rowley Regis	Hailstone Mill Hawes Hill Mill SO 966 881	Post	1682 1775	1682	1826
Rowley Regis	Approximately SO 948 878		1819	1819	1819
Rugeley	Approximately SK 039 180			1600	1600
Rushall	Rushall Mill approximately SK 028 011	Post	1775 1788	1693	Demolished early 19th century
Rushall	Goscote Field Mill		1775 1788 1799	1744	1799, gone by 1816
Sandon	SJ 945 306		1682 1747	1682	1747
Sedgley	Ruiton Old Mill		1682	1682	1682
	Rewardine Field Mill Ruiton Old Mill SO 919 921	Tower		1702	Collapsed 31 January 1872
Sedgley	Roundhouse Mill SO 920 921	Tower		c. 1830	Collapsed 1961
Sedgley	Sandyfields Mill SO 912 933	Tower		1817	1822
Sedgley	Ruiton New Mill SO 919 924	Tower		c. 1830
Shelfield	High Heath Mill SP 034 027	Post	1682	1682	1682
Shelfield	Shelfield Mill SP 027 876	Post	1831	1831	1872
Smethwick	Smethwick Mill SP 029 882	Tower		1803	Demolished August 1949
Smethwick	Cape Mill approximately SP 027 876	Tower		1836
Stafford	Foregate Field			1585	1585
Stafford	Broad Eye Mill SJ 918 232	Tower		1796	Broad Eye Windmill
Stone	SJ 905 335	Tower		1803	Demolished 1847
Tatenhill	SK 192 224	Post		1834	1861
Tettenhall Wood	Tettenhall Mill SO 873 991	Tower	1818	1818
Trentham	Approximately SJ 850 397	Tower		1802	Demolished 1819
Tunstall	SJ 857 515	Tower		1813	Demolished 1855

U - Y

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Uttoxeter	SK 085 340	Tower		1809	Demolished 1919
Walsall	Morteyn's Mill approximately SP 013 977	Post		1304	Blown down 1393
Walsall	Persehouse's Mill approximately SP 015 978	Post		1619	1732, gone by 1735
Walsall	Blackham's Mill approximately SP 016 975	Post	1732 1735	c. 1672	1735
Walsall	Blackham's Mill approximately SP 016 975	Tower		1829	demolished 1885
Walsall	Highgate Mill SP 017 975	Post
Walsall	Spring Hill Mill SP 023 977	Post	1799 1816	1799	1816
Wednesbury	Church Hill Mill approximately SO 992 954	Post	1686	1686	1868, gone by 1889
Wednesbury	Church Hill Mill (2nd mill) approximately SO 990 954	Post		1686	1686
Wednesbury	Church Hill Mill approximately SO 990 954	Tower		1803	1868, gone by 1889
Wednesbury	King's Hill Mill SO 981 965	Post	1686	1686	1886
Wednesfield Heath	Approximately SO 990 954SO 932 999			1824	1849
Wednesfield Heath	Mill Hill Mill SO 943 993				Demolished c. 1750
Werrington	Werrington Mill SJ 942 475	Tower		1730	Windmill World
West Bromwich	Hall Green Mill approximately SP 003 941	Post		1616	1822
West Bromwich	Rider's Mill approximately SO 997 940	Post		1694	1767, gone by 1775
West Bromwich	Mill Street Mill Tantany Mill approximately SP 002 918	Post		1834	1842
West Bromwich	Windmill Field Lyndon Mill approximately SP 008 925	Post		1808	1830s
West Bromwich	Crabb's Mill approximately SO 994 935	Post
Weston under Lizard	SJ 807 107		1682 1749	1682	1749
Wheaton Aston	SJ 851 125	Midlands post		1854	Burnt down c. 1912
Wigginton	SK 198 059		1818	1818	1828
Wightwick	Wightwick mill SO 871 981	Tower		1720	Windmill World
Wightwick	(2nd mill)	Tower
Wilbrighton	SJ 792 186			1787	1787
Willenhall	Nechells Mill	Post	1682	1682	1682
Willenhall	SO 968 982	Post	1818 1831 1834	1818	1880
Willenhall	Rose Hill Mill	Post		1850	1850
Willenhall	Stowheath Mill Tudor Mill	Post	1682	1625	1756
Willenhall	Clemson's Mill	Tower		Mid-18th century	Demolished early 19th century
Wolverhampton	Stafford Street SO 916 996	Tower		1775	1775	Demolished 1893
Wolverhampton	Stafford Street (2nd mill) SO 916 996	post		1775	1775
Wolverhampton	Quebb Mill approximately SO 916 996		1686 1832	1587	1832
Wolverhampton	Penn Mill SO 902 969	Post		1813	1837
Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton Mill SO 916 984		1686	1686	1686
Wolverhampton	Goldthorn Hill SO 909 969		1818	1818	c. 1905
Wombourne	SO 877 933		1818 1834	1818	1834
Woodseaves	SJ 796 250			1821	Early 20th century
Wrottesley	Pendeford Mill SJ 887 034			1819	Gone by 1883
Yarnfield	Tarnfield Mill SJ 862 325			c. 1800	1861
Yarnfield	Heanie's Mill SJ 860 315			1824	1827
Yoxall				1570	1570
Yoxhall	SK 141 190			1818	1892

Maps

1682 Joseph Brown
1686 Robert Plot
1747 Jeffrey
1749 Bowen
1775 Yates
1799 Yates
1814 Ordnance Survey
1817 Ordnance Survey
1818 C & G Greenwood
1820 C & G Greenwood
1820^* Sherwood
1831 Yates
1834 Ordnance Survey

Notes

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.

Sources

Unless otherwise indicated, the source for all entries is:-Job, Barry (1985). Staffordshire windmills. Birmingham: Midland Wind and Watermills Group.

^1 McKenna, Joseph (1986). Windmills of Birmingham and the Black Country. Studley: K A F Brewin Books. ISBN 0-947731-10-5.

References

↑ Six sails

Windmills in England

East	Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Essex Ashdon Aythorpe Roding Bocking Churchstreet Clavering Debden Finchingfield Fryerning Great Bardfield Great Dunmow Mountnessing Orsett Ramsey Rayleigh South Ockendon Stansted Mountfitchet Stock Terling Thaxted Tiptree Toppesfield White Roding Hertfordshire Ardeley Brent Pelham Croxley Green King's Walden North Mymms Reed Tring Weston Norfolk Aslacton Aylsham Blakeney Billingford Burnham Overy Staithe Union Carbrooke Caston Catfield Cley Denver Diss East Dereham East Harling East Runton East Wretham Garboldisham Gayton Great Bircham Great Ellingham Hickling Hindringham Ingleborough Old Buckenham Thrigby West Winch Weybourne Norfolk Drainage mills Berney Arms Boardman’s Brograve Catfield Clayrack Horning Horsey Hunsett Lambrigg Lockgate Palmer’s Reedham Starston Stubb Suffolk Aldeburgh Bardwell Barnham Blundeston Bungay Burgh Buxhall Clare Cockfield Corton Creeting St Mary Crowfield Dalham Drinkstone Eastbridge Framsden Friston Gazeley Great Thurlow Great Welnetham Herringfleet Holton Kelsale Lound Pakenham Reydon Saxtead Green Stanton Stowmarket Syleham Thelnetham Thorpeness Walberswick Walton Woodbridge Buttrum's Tricker's

East Midlands	Derbyshire Northamptonshire Rutland Leicestershire Ullesthorpe Lincolnshire Alford Boston Burgh-le-Marsh Heckington Kirton in Lindsey Metheringham Moulton Waltham Wrawby Nottinghamshire Sneinton

London	Greater London Arkley Barking Battersea Brixton Keston Plumstead Common Shirley Upminster Wandsworth Common Wimbledon Common

North East	Durham Northumberland

North West	Cheshire Cumbria Lancashire Little Marton Lytham Thornton Merseyside Bidston Wavertree

South East	Buckinghamshire Cobstone Hawridge Pitstone East Sussex Alfriston Argos Hill Battle Cross in Hand Crowborough Herstmonceux Icklesham Kingston Mark Cross North Chailey Nutley Punnetts Town Rye Polegate Rottingdean Stone Cross Tide Mills Patcham West Blatchington Winchelsea Hampshire Bursledon Chalton Crux Easton Langstone Isle of Wight Bembridge Kent Benenden Bidborough Barham Canterbury Charing Chillenden Chislet Copton Cranbrook Eastry Edenbridge Guston Herne Kingston Margate Meopham Northbourne Oare Ringwould Rolvenden Sandhurst Sandwich Sarre Sheerness Stanford Stelling Minnis St Margaret's Bay West Kingsdown Whitstable Willesborough Wittersham Woodchurch Oxfordshire Berkshire Surrey Buckland Capel Ewhurst Frimley Green Lowfield Heath Outwood Reigate Reigate Heath Tadworth West Sussex Angmering Arundel Barnham Clayton Earnley East Wittering Halnaker High Salvington Keymer Nutbourne Pagham Selsey Shipley Washington West Chiltington

South West	Cornwall Devon Gloucestershire Dorset Cottonfields Top Growlands Somerset Ashton Stembridge Wiltshire Wilton

West Midlands	Herefordshire Shropshire Staffordshire Worcestershire Warwickshire Chesterton

Yorkshire and the Humber	East Riding of Yorkshire Skidby North Yorkshire York South Yorkshire West Yorkshire

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