List of windmills in Cornwall

A list of windmills in Cornwall, including those in the Isles of Scilly.

Cornwall Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Budock Arwenack Manor Sunk post Budock Arwenack Manor Post 1580 1580 Budock Pendennis Castle 1693 1660s Ruin by 1715 Callington Kit Hill Mill 1848 1848 Fowey Post 1296 1314, later replaced by tower mill Fowey Treffry's MillTreffy Mill Tower 167516901748 1564 Converted to folly 19th centuryWindmill World Fowey Coombe Mill Post 1314 1314, later replaced by a tower mill Fowey Coombe Mill Tower 1690 1690 1690 Gerrans Tregassa Mill 1748 1588 1748 Gerrans Rostreage Mill Demolished c. 1824 Gwinear Relistian Mill 1686 Mentioned in a letter from George Bere junior to Sir John Arundell, dated 29 Nov 1686, Relistian windmill is burnt to the ground, supposed to take fire of itself in working with a very strong wind. Landewednack Landewednack MillMount Herman Mill Tower 1695 Windmill World Lanteglos by Fowey 1322 In ruins by 1349 Lanteglos by Fowey 1576 Demolished by 1594 Lanteglos by Fowey 1594 1702 Launcells Raggett Mill 1684 1809 Launceston 1391 1393, possibly survived as late as 1512 Looe Derelict by 1823 Madron Ding Dong Mine 1797 Maker Empacombe Mill Tower 1729 Windmill World Manaccan Demolished c. 1816 Marazion 1342 1342 Marazion Mounts Bay c. 1820 c. 1820 Morwenstow Tonacombe 1748 1727 1748 Padstow Trevone Mill Tower 17th century Converted to water tower 20th centuryWindmill World Padstow 1455 1458 Padstow 16751748 1537 1748 Par Trenython, Par Station Two Titt iron wind engines 1894 Philleigh Treworthal Mill 16751748 1654 1753 St Agnes 1824 1824 St Austell 1752 1752 St Columb Minor Trenance 1696 1696 St Gennys 1748 1649 1748 St Ives Eathorne's Mill 1732 1883 St Just in Penwith Wheal Whidden Vertical axle mill 1849 1849 St Just in Penwith Bollowall Farm Wind wheel 1910, gone by 1920 St Just in Roseland Trevennal Mill Post 1560 1695 St Just in Roseland Trevennal Mill Tower 1810 1695 St Mawgan in Meneage Cruge Weith 1585 1585 St Merryn Trehemborne Farm Tower Mid-17th century St Minver Shalders' Mill Tower 1833 1840 St Minver Carlyon Hill Mill Tower 174818131827 c. 1690 Windmill World Week St Mary Creddacott 1305 1305 Wendron 1690s 1690s

Isles of Scilly Location Name of mill andgrid reference Type Maps First mentionor built Last mention or demise Photograph Scilly Mill belonging to Ranulf Blanchminster, lord of the manor of Scilly In ruins by 1348 St Mary's Star Castle (two mills) Tower 1593 In ruins by 1732 St Mary's Penninis Head Tower 1726 1783, out of use by 1796, later converted to observation tower - "Rowel's Tower" St Mary's Spanish Mill Tower 1820 Working late 19th century

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1675 John Ogilby 1690 Collins 1693 Collins 1748 Martyn 1810 Ordnance Survey 1827 C & J Greenwood

List of windmills in Cornwall

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