List of windmills in Wiltshire

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Extant windmills (red) and former sites (blue) in Wiltshire.
1 East Knoyle, 2 Chisledon, 3 Great Bedwyn, 4 Swindon, 5 West Gomeldon

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of Wiltshire.

Locations

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Aldbourne				1311[1]	1311[1]
Aldbourne	SU 270 761	Tower			Demolished 1900[1]
Amesbury	Amesbury Junction	Titt iron wind engine[2]
Boyton		Titt iron wind engine[2]		1894
Burderop	Burderop Estate	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1899
Bradford on Avon	Bradford Mill ST 828 612	Tower[3]		1808[3]	Cap and sails blown off c. 1818[3] Windmill World
Calne	Bowood House	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1900
Chiseldon	Saxon Mill SU 170 799	Tower		Early to mid-19th century[4]	Dismantled, moved to Swindon Windmill World
Chitterne	Elm Farm Mill ST 999 443	Post[2]		1841[2]	1841[2]
Chute				1305[5]	c. 1331[5]
Chute			1773	1773[5]	Demolished 1930s[5]
Clyffe Pypard	Woodhill			14th century[6]	Mid-17th century[6]
Codford St. Mary		Titt iron wind engine[2]		1893
Devizes	South Mill, Devizes Castle	Tower[7]		c. 1720[8]	Demolished c. 1840[9]
Devizes	North Mill, Devizes Castle SU 001 614	Tower		c. 1720[8]	Incorporated into Devizes Castle, 1860s[10] Windmill World
East Grafton				1593[11]	1593[11]
East Knoyle	East Knoyle Mill ST 874 310	Tower		c. 1800[12]	Windmill World
Foxhill		Titt iron wind engine[2]		1896
Fyfield	Fyfield Mill			Early 19th century[13]	Demolished by 1842[13]
Gomeldon	Idmiston Mill SU 177 358	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century[14]	Windmill World
Great Bedwyn	SU 276 616	Post			Replaced by tower mill, 1821[15]
Great Bedwyn	Wilton Mill SU 276 616	Tower		1821[15]	Windmill World
Heytesbury	Tytherington Estate	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1893
Heytesbury	Bolesbro' Knoll	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1895
Hilmarton				1348[16]	1348[16]
Highworth	Hannington Hall	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1898
Ludgershall	Ludgershall Common	Post	1773 1810	1773	1810
Milton Lilbourne	Clench Mill		1773	1773[13]	1773[13]
Ogbourne St Andrew				1589[17]	1589[17]
Ogbourne St George				1294[18]	1341[18]
Odstock		Titt iron wind engine[2]		1886
Pewsey				1810[19]	1820, gone by 1839[19]
Salisbury		Titt iron wind engine[2]		1890
Savernake Forest	Chisbury Farm	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1888
Shrewton	Nett Road	Post[20]		1793[20]	1827, gone by 1899[20]
Shrewton	Maddington			1580s[20]	1580s[20]
Shrewton	Maddington			1841[20]	Demolished 1958[20]
Steeple Ashton				1371[21]	1371[21]
Stourton	Search Farm	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1888
Stratton St Margaret				1291[22]	1291[22]
Sutton Veny	The Beeches	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1895
Swindon				1324[23]	1324[23]
Swindon	Windmill Street[24][25]				gone by 1867[23]
Swindon	Okus Farm Mill			1849[23]	Burnt down c. 1854[23]
Swindon	Swindon Wharf			1887[23]	1887[23]
Swindon	Town Mill			1893[23]	1924[23]
Swindon	Swindon Works	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1907[26]
Swindon	Chiseldon Mill SU 106 835	Tower			Windmill World
Tilshead	Tilshead Windmill	Post[27]		1813[27]	Demolished c.1905[27]
Tisbury	Pyt House	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1888
Urchfont[28]				1884[29]	1884[29]
Wanborough				1310[30]	1310[30]
Westbury	Courtleigh	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1892
Winterbourne Monkton	west of village			c. 1265[31]	Early 14th century[31]
Winterbourne Monkton				1530s[31]	1540s[31]
Winterbourne Monkton				1815[31]	1889[31]
Winterbourne Stoke	Hill Farm	Titt iron wind engine[2]		1899
Wootton Bassett	Wootton Manor Mill			1271[32]	1334[32]
Wootton Bassett	Vastern Manor Mill			1271[32]	1334[32]
Wootton Bassett	Wood Street		1773	1773[32]	1773[32]
Wootton Bassett	north of Hunt's Mill (watermill)		1773	1773[32]	Blown down 1781[32]
Yatesbury				1309[33]	1310[33]

Maps

• 1773 Andrews and Dury
• 1810 Andrews and Dury

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.

References