Best of London
The 20 best windmills in London
Our curated top 20 windmills in London, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 72 windmills see the full windmills index for London.
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Upminster Windmill
Upminster Windmill is a Grade II* listed smock mill located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, England. It was formerly known as Abraham's Mill and was in Essex when built. Between 2016 a
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Keston Windmill
Keston Windmill is a grade I listed Post mill in Keston, formerly in Kent and now in the London Borough of Bromley. The mill was built in 1716 and is conserved with its machinery intact but not in wor
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The Brixton Windmill
Ashby's Mill, often referred to as Brixton Windmill, is a restored grade II* listed tower mill at Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth. The mill was in Surrey when built and has been preserved.
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Wimbledon Windmill Museum
Wimbledon Windmill is a Grade II* listed windmill situated on Wimbledon Common in the London Borough of Merton (originally in Surrey), in the west of South London, and is preserved as a museum.
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Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill
Essex
Stansted Mountfitchet Windmill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England which is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It has been restored and can turn by wind.
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Barnet Gate Mill
Barnet Gate Mill or Arkley Windmill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Barnet Gate in the London Borough of Barnet, originally in Hertfordshire. There is no public access.
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Bragg's Mill
Essex
Bragg's Mill, William Bragg's Mill, Bartlow Hamlet Mill or Stevington End Mill is a grade II listed post mill at Ashdon, Essex, England which has been restored.
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Mountnessing Windmill
Essex
Mountnessing Windmill is a grade II* listed post mill at Mountnessing, Essex, England. Built in 1807, it was most recently restored to working order in 1983.
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Croxley Green Windmill
Hertfordshire
Croxley Green Windmill — a Grade II*-listed windmill in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Wandsworth Common Windmill
Wandsworth Common Windmill is a conserved grade II listed smock mill at Wandsworth Common, in the London Borough of Wandsworth in the United Kingdom.
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Cromer Windmill
Hertfordshire
Cromer Windmill, restored in four stages between 1967 and 1998, is a Grade II* listed post mill at Cromer, Ardeley, Hertfordshire, England.
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Aythorpe Roding Windmill
Essex
Aythorpe Roding Windmill is a Grade II* listed Post mill at Aythorpe Roding, Essex, England which has been restored to working order.
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Meopham Windmill
Kent
Killick's Mill is a Grade II* listed smock mill in Meopham, Kent, England that was built in 1801 and which has been restored.
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Fryerning Mill
Essex
Fryerning Mill (or Mill Green Mill) is a grade II* listed post mill at Mill Green, Fryerning, Essex, which has been restored.
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Wray Common Mill, Reigate
Surrey
Wray Common Mill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Reigate, Surrey, England which has been converted to residential use.
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Brent Pelham Windmill
Hertfordshire
Brent Pelham Windmill — a Grade II*-listed windmill in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Stock Windmill
Essex
Stock Windmill — Grade II* listed building-listed windmill in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Hale Windmill
Cambridgeshire
Details TL 36NE SWAVESEY TAYLORS LANE (South Side) 6/124 Hale Windmill II Tower mill. 'J. Redford AD 1866' on plaque. Tarred brick tower with modern polygonal concrete dome. Mill now included in moder
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Northfield Windmill
Cambridgeshire
Details In the entry for: TL 57 NE 4/77 SOHAM THE SHADES Northfield Windmill II The address shall be amended to read: THE SHADES Northfield Windmill The grade shall be amended to: Grade II* (star) ---
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Tower Windmill
Essex
Details 1. 5140 TL 29 70 16/8 HEMINGFORD GREY ST IVES ROAD (north side) Tower Windmill II 2. C19 gault brick. On mound. Three-storeys. Segmental headed arches to doors and windows. Originally with fou