List of windmills in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Hampshire Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Basingstoke Pitt Hall Farm, Upper Wooton Titt iron wind engine 1898 Bentworth Bentworth and Lasham railway station Titt Iron wind engine 1901 1928 Bitterne Thornhill Park Titt iron wind engine 1894 Buckler's Hard Tower Bursledon Bursledon Windmill Post mill 1766 Demolished c. 1813 Bursledon Bursledon Windmill Tower 1813 Bursledon Windmill is Hampshire's only working windmill and is still open to the public today. Chalton Chalton Mill 1289 1289 Chalton Chalton Mill Sunk post 1607161116451675 1607 1675 Chalton Chalton Mill Tower Early 19th century Windmill World Cliddesden Cliddesden railway station Titt Iron wind engine 1901 Demolished 1940s Cosham Widely Mill Crux Easton Crux Easton wind engine Titt Iron wind engine c. 1891 Windmill World Denmead Denmead Mill 1600 Demolished 19th century Denmead New Denmead Mill Denmead Barn Green MillGale's Mill Tower 1819 Burnt 1900Demolished 1922 Dummer 1828 Enham Alamein Post under constructionWindmill World Fareham Post 1759 1759 1759 Fareham Burrant Mill Post 1759 1759 1759 Fawley Tower Froxfield Tower 1828 Gosport Haslar mill Demolished 1746 Gosport Crofton Gosport Peel Common Mill Tower Gosport Ann's Hill Mill Tower 1853 1854 Grateley Tower 1849 1889 Haslar Blown down 29 October 1795. Hayling post 1325 1325 Hayling Tower Burnt down 1890 Hayling North Hayling Mill Tower Burnt down October 1886 Hythe Langdown Mill Langstone Langstone Mill Tower c. 1730 Windmill World Lymington Marchwood Titt iron wind engine 1893 Micheldever Stratton Estate Titt iron wind engine 1898 Middle Wallop Tower Demolished late 18th or early 19th century, machinery to Idmiston Mill, Wiltshire Owslebury Tower Demolished during World War One Owlsebury Bridle's mill Tower Petersfield Weston Mill Smock Demolished 1911 Portchester Tower Standing 1908 Portchester Tower Demolished c. 1920 Portchester Wicor Mill Tower 1821 Portsmouth Dock MillShipwright's Mill Tower 1796 Demolished 1923 Portsmouth Portsmouth Harbour 14th century Portsmouth Guildhall Gone by 1800 Portsmouth Ballard's Mill Tower Demolished 1843 Portsmouth Rudmore MillByerly Mill Portsmouth Dwarf MillLime Mill Portsmouth Dennison's Mill Portsmouth Mile End Mill Selborne Southampton 1530 1612 Southampton 1600 Southampton Castle Mill Southampton On road to Itchen Ferry 1600 Southsea Lump's MillWhite Mill tower 1850 1870 Stockbridge Marsh Court Titt iron wind engine 1900 Titchfield Peel Common Mill Tower 18th century Demolished 1920s. Titchfield Titchfield Common Mill 18th century Demolished 19th century Waterlooville Hall's Mill Smock Burnt down 25 June 1906 West Meon Marland's Mill Tower c. 1860 Windmill World

Isle of Wight Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Bembridge Knowle Mill Tower c. 1700 Windmill World Calbourne Calbourne Mill 1980s Windmill World Chale 1374 1374 East Cowes 1759 Gone by 1846 Freshwater 1292 1769 Freshwater 1769 Burnt down 15 December 1824 Freshwater Tower 1863 1869 Newchurch Kington Post Early 17th century Ryde Mill Fields Tower Ryde AldemoorUpton Mill Tower Demolished 1915 Sandown Cheverton Down Post Early 17th century Shalcombe Post Early 17th century Shanklin Post Early 17th century Cowes Mill Hill Mill Tower 1771 Demolished 1923 Cowes Kelleway Mill Tower 1804 1853, demolished by 1862

Sources

Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is:

Maps 1607 John Norden 1611 John Speed 1645 Joan Blaeu 1675 John Ogilby 1759 Isaac Taylor

Notes

Mills in bold are still standing, and known building dates are also indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.

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