List of windmills in Kent

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current Ceremonial county of Kent.

Locations

A Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Notes Image Acrise Elham MillElham Down MillManor Mill Post 1596161017361769 1596 Blown down in 1876. Acrise Elham Mill Smock 1878 Working until June 1916. Demolished 6 July 1919. Acrise Acrise Mill Post 1769 1769 Stood south east of Acrise Church. Adisham Bekesbourne Mill Smock 1843 Standing by 1843. Working until c. 1922. Burnt down 29 August 1933. Aldington Aldington Mill Smock 1878 Working until c. 1908. Demolished 1910. Base survives, used as a store. Appledore Horne Place Mill Post 15961736 1596 Stood north north east of Appledore Church. Appledore Court Lodge Mill Post 1596 1596 Stood south west of Appledore Church. Demolished late C18th. Appledore Great Mill,Union Mill Smock 1791Demolished in 1909. Base survives, converted into a house. Appledore Post Moved from Playden, East Sussex. Demolished 1900. Part of the roundhouse survives as part of a farm building. Ash (near Sandwich) Mount Ephraim Mill Post 1818 Moved from Woodnesborough. Blown down 21 October 1955. Ash (Sandwich) (formed a pair with Mount Ephraim Mill) Post Demolished before 1879. Ash (Sandwich) Ash Mill Post 1736 1736 Stood north west of Knell Farm and north of Ash Church. Ashford Regent's Place Mill Smock 1870 Moved to Badlesmere, 1872.

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Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Notes Image Badlesmere Boundgate Mill Smock 1872 Working until 1921. Demolished 1938. Base survives, used as a store. Badlesmere Lees Post 16951736 1695 Stood south south west of Badlesmere Church. Bapchild Bapchild Mill Stood south of Watling Street, east of Bapchild Church. Standing by 1843. Demolished by 1865. Barfreston Barfeston Mill 1769 1769 Standing in 1819. Barfreston Barfreston Mill Smock 1769 1769 Thought to have been standing c.1852. Base survived into the 1860s, converted to a house. Barham Barham Downs Mill Post 159616951736 1596 Barham Black Mill,Barham Downs Mill Smock 1834 Burnt down 3 March 1970. Derelict base survives. Barham Early C18th Stood east south east of Barham Church. Barham Breach Downs Mill Smock 1875 Working in 1878. Demolished c.1900. Barham Derringstone Mill Smock 1855 Stood near the site later occupied by Barham railway station. Moved to Margate in 1869. Barming Barming Heath Mill c.1800 Burnt down 1805. Barming Barming Heath Mill 1829 1805 Stood north east of Barming Church. Standing in 1845, demolished c.1846, gone by 1853. Bearsted Smock Stood north west of Barming Church. Demolished by 1873. Benenden Beacon Mill (south) Demolished by 1850. Benenden Beacon Mill (north) Smock 1821 1821 Working until 1921. Benenden East End Mill Post Stood east of Benenden Church. Demolished c.1870 Bethersden Old Mill Post 1596161017361769 1555 Moved to Biddenden (Paul Sharpe's Mill). Bethersden White Mill Smock Working until 1923. Blown down in 1937. Bethersden Little Mill (1st site) Smock Six-sailed saw mill. Moved from Sandgate. Moved to 2nd site. Bethersden Little Mill (2nd site) Smock Stood north north east of Bethersden Church, near the Black Mill. A six-sailed saw mill moved from a location within Bethersden village. Demolished c.1896. Bethersden Black Mill Smock c.1886 Moved from Folkestone. A saw mill, latterly worked by a suction gas engine. Demolished by 1933, leaving the brick base, which was later demolished. Betteshanger 1596 1596 Stood north west of Betteshanger Church. Bicknor Post 1769 1769 Stood south south west of Bicknor Church. Demolished before 1865. Bidborough Bidborough Mill 1769 1769 Bidborough Bidborough Mill Tower 1858 Working until c.1900. Converted to house in 2006. Biddenden Beacon Hill Mill,Paul Sharpe's Mill Post 17361769 1736 Moved from Bethersden. Working until 1882. Demolished 1912. Biddenden Three Chimneys Mill,Cherry Clack MillApproximately Smock 1859 Moved to Punnetts Town, Sussex in 1859. Biddenden Town Mill Smock Working until 1914. Was being lived in during the 1930s. Collapsed in 1946. Birchington Post 1414159616951719 1414 Stood east of the Birchington Church. Birchington Dentdelion Mill 16101695 1610 Stood north east of Birchington Church. Birchington Quex Park Mill, Birchington Mill 17361769 1736 Stood south east of Birchington Church. Possibly moved within Birchington (Hudson's Mill). Birchington Grove End Mill 1769 1769 Stood west north west of Birchington Church. Birchington Seed Mill Stood north of Birchington Church, near Birchington railway station. Birchington Hudson's Mill Smock May have been moved from within Birchington. Raised c.1850. Working until 1891. Demolished c.1900. Blean Glover's Old Mill Smock Standing by 1843. Demolished early C20th. The base survives. Blean Glover's New Mill Smock 1868 Working until 1922. Demolished 1924. Blue Bell Hill Blue Bell Hill Mill Smock 1833 1833 Blown down July 1890. Base survives. Bobbing Goord's Mill Smock 1857 Stood south west of Bobbing Church. Demolished c.1902. Boughton Monchelsea Haste Hill Mill Smock Stood north north west of Boughton Monchelsea Church. Burnt down in 1858. Boughton under Blean Black Mill Standing c.1850. Boughton under Blean Demolished before c.1850. Boughton under Blean Miles' Mill Smock c.1793 Working until 1931, latterly by engine. Demolished in 1942 due to bomb damage. The base survives. Boughton under Blean Richardson's Mill Smock 1769 1769 Stood north east of Boughton Church. Had ceased working by 1925. Demolished during World War Two Boxley The Pilgrim's Way Mill Stood west of Boxley Church and south of the Pilgrim's Way. Demolished between 1876 and 1880. Boxley Boxley Mill 1837 Stood south west of Boxley Church. Standing 1876, demolished by 1880. Brabourne Brabourne Lees Mill Smock 1867 Stood south west of Brabourne Church. Burnt down c.1871. Bredgar Dean's Hill Mill Smock 1769 1769 Stood west north west of Bredgar Church. Demolished c.1909. Bredhurst Naylor's Mill Smock 1845 Demolished c.1914. Brenchley Pixot Hill Mill Post 1769 1769 Stood north west of Brenchley Church. Standing in 1860. Brenchley Keys Green Mill, Kippings Cross Tower 1843 Working until c.1916 when tailwinded, cap and sails blown off. Demolished c. 1957, leaving a two-storey stump. – c. 1963. Brenzett Brenzett Corner Mill Post 15961610 1596Stood south west of Brenzett Church. Brenzett Brenzett Corner Mill Post 1776 Stood south west of Brenzett Church. Working into 1920s. Demolished 5 February 1925. Bridge ½ mile E of church Post 15961719 1596 Stood east of Bridge Church. Bridge ½ mile E of church Smock 1829 Stood south east of Bridge Church. Bridge Bridge Mill Smock 1879 Stood north west of Bridge Church. Working until 1907. Demolished in 1955. Broadstairs St Peter's Mill 16951736 1695 Stood north north east of St Peter's Church, Broadstars. A mill is also marked on the 1819-43 Ordnance Survey map. Broadstairs Clairmont Mill Post 15961610171917361769 1596 Moved to Canterbury in 1858. Broadstairs Bradstowe MillPierremont Mill Smock 1827 Working until 1907. Demolished in 1909. Brook Spelder's Hill Mill Smock 1820 Demolished c.1912. Base was standing in 1933.

C Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Notes Image Canterbury(environs) Standing c.1200 Canterbury(environs) Standing c.1200 Canterbury St Martin's Mill Tower 1817 Working until 1890, house converted in 1920. Canterbury St Martin's Black Mill Smock 1816 Demolished 1868, Canterbury St Lawrence Mill Smock 1843 Stood south south west of St. Martin's Church, Canterbury. Burnt down 15 May 1873. Canterbury Dane John Mill Post 1731 1839 Canterbury Franciscan Gardens Mill Smock 1846 Stood mile (320m) north west of Canterbury Castle. Canterbury St Thomas Hill Mill 1816 Standing in 1856. Challock Challock Lees Mill 1769 1769 Burnt down 1779 Challock Challock Lees Mill 1779 Stood north north west of Challock Church. Burnt down, date unknown. Challock Challock Lees Mill2nd mill Smock Struck by lightning and burnt down, 10 February 1906. Charing Charing Mill,Field Mill Smock 1821 1821 Working until 1891. House conversion. Charing Charing Heath Mill Smock Stood west of Charing Church. Demolished by 1870. Chartham Hatch Green Mill Stood north northwest of Chartham Church. Chatham Upberry Mill,Gilbert's Mill,Lower Chatham Hill Mill Smock 1596169517361769 1596 Working in 1885. Demolished autumn 1897. Chatham Star MillUpper Chatham Hill MillAustin's Mill Smock Demolished in 1925. Chatham Cherry Tree Hall Mill Smock 1860 Blown down c.1875. Base survived as a store until c.1900. Chatham Chalk Pit Hill Mill Smock Burnt down 1836. Chatham Chalk Pit Hill Mill,Field's Mill Smock 1837 Working until, and demolished in, 1887. Chatham Chalk Pit Hill Mill (2nd mill) Stood south of St. Paul's Church, Chatham. Marked on an Ordnance Survey map produced between 1819 and 1843. Chatham New Road Mill,Feather Mill Smock Pre 1851Appears in "Chatham, from Spur Battery", a painting by J M W Turner Demolished c. 1890, Chatham Ordnance Place Mill,Bacon's Mill,Belsey's Mill Smock 1845 Used for grinding corn and pumping water. Demolished c. 1900. Base was standing in 1933, but had been demolished by 1973. Chatham Ordnance Place Mill,Willis's Mill Smock 1839 Demolished c. 1875. Chatham Luton Mill,Mainwaring's Mill Smock 1848 Moved from Slough, Buckinghamshire. Burnt down autumn 1887. Chatham Luton mill (2nd mill) Stood south west of Luton Church. Formed a pair with Luton Mill. Chevening Chevening Mill 1824 Stood south of Chevening Church. Standing in 1837, demolished c.1840. Chilham Chilham Windmill Mid C19th. stood north north east of Chilham Church. Chillenden Chillenden Mill Post 169517361769 1695 Blown down in 1868. Chillenden Chillenden Mill Post 1868 Collapsed 26 November 2003.Windmill World Chillenden Chillenden Mill Post 2005 Rebuild of mill blown down in 2003. Chislet c.1200 Chislet Chislet Mill Smock 1744 Burnt down 15 October 2005.Windmill World Chislet Chislet Mock Mill Smock 2012 Residential mock mill. Cliffe Dance's Mill Smock 1769 1769 Burnt down c.1885. Cliftonville Gougher's Mill (east) Smock 1839 Demolished November 1875 Cliftonville Gougher's Mill (middle) Smock 1839 Burnt down after 1839 Cliftonville Gougher's Mill (west) 1836 Burnt down 27 February 1836. Cliftonville Gougher's Mill (west) Smock 1839 Demolished November 1875 Cobham Cobham Hall Mill Post 15961610 1596 Stood north of Cobham Hall. Cobham Darnley's Mill Smock 1852 Struck by lightning and burnt down in 1903. Base survives, house converted. Cowden Polefields Mill Stood about north of Cowden Church. Demolished by 1843. Cranbrook Windmill Hill Mill Smock 17361769 1736 Stood west north west of Cranbrook Church. Moved to Sissinghurst (Crampton's Mill) c. 1814. Cranbrook Satin's Hill Mill 1769 1769 Stood north east of Cranbrook Church. Gone by early C19th. Cranbrook Cranbrook Common Mill Smock 1872 Stood north north east of Cranbrook church. Working until 1876. Demolished 9 August 1901. Cranbrook Union Mill Smock 1814 Working until 1957, restored 1958-60. Tallest smock mill in the United Kingdom. Crayford May Place Mill Post 1769 1769 Stood north of Bexley Church. Working until 1858. Demolished c.1870. Cudham Biggin Hill Mill,Pimlico Mill Post 1829 1809 Stood south west of Cudham Church. Demolished in 1885.

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