List of windmills in West Sussex

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

Locations

A Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Aldingbourne Aldingbourne Amberley Old Mill, Amberley Tower Angmering Jerusalem Mill Post 1780 Moved to Rustington, September 1848 Angmering Luck's Mill Post 1813 Demolished July 1930 Angmering Highdown New MillEcclesden Mill Tower 1826 Angmering Preston Place Farm Trestle with wind wheel 1853 1916 Apuldram Dell Quay MillTipper's Mill Post 1790 Demolished c. 1866. Roundhouse converted to residential use. Arundel Cement Mill 1864 Standing c. 1915 Arundel Atfield's Mill Post c. 1824 Demolished December 1864. Arundel South Marsh Mill Tower 1830 Windmill World Ashington Old Mill Ashurst Post 1789 Blown down December 1929

B Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Barnham 1230 1683 Barnham Old Mill Post 1762 Blown down 11 October 1827 Barnham Feaver's MillJohn Baker's Mill Tower 1829 Windmill World Billingshurst Sprinks MillSix Bells Inn Mill Burnt down 5 November 1852 Billingshurst Hammond's Mill Smock 1825 Blown down 1906Windmill World Birdham Post 1724 1724 1724 Birdham Smock 1927 1939, gone by 1946 Bognor Regis Black Mill Tower Standing c. 1899 Bolney Smock 18th century 19th century Bosham Old Mill Boxgrove Halnaker Mill Tower 1740s Windmill World Bramber 1778 1779 Burgess Hill Post

C Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Chichester St James's Mill Chichester Broyle Mill Chichester Broyle Mill (2nd mill) Chichester Portfield Mill Chidham Old Mill Post Clayton Duncton Mill Post 1765 Demolished 1866Windmill World Clayton Jill Post 1852 Windmill World Clayton Jack Tower 1866 Windmill World Climping Ilsham Manor 1338 1338 Climping Cudlow Manor 1338 1338 Climping Atherington ManorTotsham Mill 1378 1485 Climping Clymping Mill Post 1780 Replaced by smock mill, 1799 Climping Clymping Mill Smock 1799 Demolished 1963Windmill World Coldwaltham Watersfield Common Éolienne Bollée Coldwaltham Watersfield Mill Smock Compton Old Mill 1724 1724 1724 Cowfold Monastery Éolienne Bollée 1885 Cowfold Éolienne Bollée 1885 Collapsed 1960s Cuckfield Beech Farm Mill Smock 1873 Demolished 1922 Cuckfield Whiteman's Green MillWhiteman's Cross Mill Post Demolished c. 1877 Cuckfield Kennard's Mill

D – F Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Durrington High Salvington Mill 1724 1615 1724 Durrington High Salvington Mill Post c. 1750 Windmill World Durrington Glynde windpump Hollow Post 2008 Earnley Somerley Mill Smock 1803 Windmill World East Wittering East Wittering Mill Tower 1810 Fishbourne Post c. 1854 Demolished 1898 Felpham Black Mill Post 1760 Demolished December 1902 Felpham White Mill Smock 1801 Demolished 1879 Ferring John Olliver's Mill Post 1750 Blown down c. 1823 Findon Church Hill Mill Post 1783 1794 Findon Old Mill Post 1823 1891 Findon Muntham Vertical axis mill 1794 1795 Fontwell White Mill

G – H Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Goring-by-Sea Goring Mill 1724 1724 1724 – Actually 'Heene Mill' as the Budgeon Map of 1724 shows it east of the Hundred boundary. Harting 1724 1724 1724 Haywards Heath Church Field Mill Henfield Old MillNeptown Mill Post 1724 Blown down 1908 Henfield New MillBarringer's Mill Post 1844 Burnt 1954 Highbrook Hammingden Mill Smock 1830 Moved to Newhaven 1844 Horsham Wimblehurst Mill Horsham Champion's Mill Horsham Warnham Mill Horsham Compton Mill Horsham Roffey Mill Horsham Southwater MillCripplegate MillAllegedly moved from Cripplegate, City of London, but no definite evidence of a mill there after 1601. Smock 1810 Burnt down 1914 Hunston Kipson Bank Mill Smock 1813 1801 Demolished 1919Windmill World

I – L Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Ifield Post c. 1870 Demolished 1899 Keymer Oldland Mill Post 1703 Windmill World Kirdford Kirdford Mill Post 1770s Moved to Coolham c. 1800 Lancing Hoe Court 1276 1277 Lancing Lancing Down Mill Post 16th century 1592 Lancing Lancing Down Mill Post 1750 Demolished 1905 Lindfield Littlehampton Cudlow MillArun Mill Post Moved to Fishbourne c 1854 Littlehampton Arun Mill Tower Littleworth Jolesfield Mill used for corn. In use 1890s but disused by 1911 as per contemporary Ordnance Survey maps. Windmill PH nearby – still on main road through village Littlehampton Toddington Mill Lowfield Heath Lowfield Heath Mill Post 1762177717891823* 1762 Dismantled June 1987, re-erected at Charlwood, Surrey 1989 Lyminster Brookfield Mill Lyminster Toddington Mill

N – P Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Northchapel Old Mill North Stoke Post Nutbourne Nutbourne Mill Tower 1854 Windmill World Nutbourne Oving 1291 1291 Oving Old Mill Burnt down 19th century Pagham Post Pagham Nyetimber Mill Tower 1840s Windmill World Petworth Old Mill Plaistow Pullen's Mill Pulborough Heath Mill Pulborough Pulborough Mill Pulborough Waterfield Mill Post Demolished 1869

R – S Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Rudgwick Rudgwick Mill Rudgwick Honey Lane Mill Rusper Old Mill Smock Rustington Bridge Mill Post 1855 1894 Rustington Sea Field Mill Post 1805 Demolished 1910 Rustington Rustington Mill 1848 Moved to Fishbourne, October 1857 Selham Moorland Farm Mill Selsey Post 1783 Replaced by tower mill, c. 1827 Selsey Medmerry Mill Tower c. 1827 Windmill World Shipley Honeypoles Mill Shipley King's Mill Smock 1879 Windmill World Shipley Coolham Mill Post Shoreham Good Friday Mill Post c. 1764 Burnt down 1899 Shoreham Old Mill Shoreham Town Mill Post Shoreham Shripney Mill Singleton Westham windpump Hollow post 1975 Windmill World Slindon Slindon Mill Post Sompting pumping mill Southwick Southwick Mill Smock Southwick Cement Mill Steyning Post Storrington Botting's Mill Post Storrington Kithurst MillBlack MillBox Mill Post 1750 Demolished 1923 Storrington Storrington Mill Post 1820 Sullington Sullington MillWarren MillCrowhurst's Mill Post 1800 Burnt down 9 August 1911, windshaft remains on site Sullington Post

T – W Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Twineham Hooker's mill Hollow post c. 1865 Demolished 1900 Upmarden Haslet Mill 1581 1593 Upmarden Upmarden MillApple Down Mill Upper Beeding 1384 1700 Upper Beeding Post 1779 1875, gone by 1896 Walberton Avisford Hill Mill Post Walberton Short's Mill Smock c. 1820 Demolished c. 1896 Washington Rock Mill Smock 1823 Windmill World West Ashling (Funtington) Hackett's Mill Hollow Post c. 1868 Demolished 1955 West Chiltington Meeten's Mill Smock 1838 Windmill World West Dean Binderton Rook MillRook Bindert's Mill 1724 1724 1724 West Dean Two Titt iron wind engines 1898 West Grinstead Littleworth MillJolesfield Mill Smock 1813 1788 Demolished 1959, tower re-erected at Gatwick Manor, Crawley. Intended reconstruction but never completed as a windmill. Surviving machinery now exhibited at Lowfield Heath Mill. West Hoathly Selsfield Common Mill Smock Wisborough Green Amblehurst Mill Wisborough Green Champion's Mill Smock 1820 Demolished 1915 Worth Effingham Mill Worth Crawley Down Mill Worthing Heene 1279 1279 Worthing Heene Mill 1650 1750s Worthing Heene Mill Post 1825 Demolished June 1903 Worthing Cross Street MillIsted's MillTeville Mill Post 1807 Moved to new site (Sea Mill) 1881 Worthing Sea Mill Post 1881 Worthing East MillNavarino North MillHide's Mill Smock 1813 1813 Demolished 1902 Worthing Navarino South Mill Tower c. 1829 Demolished c. 1910 Worthing Cissbury MillBallard's MillOffington MillBroadwater Mill Post 1780 Demolished c. 1914 Worthing pumping mill

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Maps

1596 Robert Morden 1724 Richard Budgen 1762 John RocqueMap of Surrey 1777 Andrews & Drury 1789 Lindley & Crossley 1795 Gardner & Gream 1813 Ordnance Survey 1823 C & G Greenwood 1823* Bryant

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