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The 9 best windmills in South West England

Our curated top 9 windmills in South West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 62 windmills see the full windmills index for South West England.

  1. 1

    Ashton Windmill

    Ashton Windmill 2

    Details ST45SW CHAPEL ALLERTON CP ASHTON 5/104 Ashton Windmill 30.8.72 - II* Windmill. Of medieval establishment, present structure probably C18, restored 1967. Tower mill. Coursed colourwashed rubble

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    Windmill 500 Metres To South-West Of Rose-In-The -Valley

    An ancient wall near Die's Pool - geograph.org.uk - 7875892

    Details LANDEWEDNACK MILL VIEW, LIZARD SW 61 NE 5/74 Windmill 500 metres to south-west of 15 1 70 Rose-in-the-Valley GV II Ruin of windmill tower. Pre 1695. Large blocks of elvan and serpentine. Conic

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    Paignton Windmill

    Steps out of Browses Brake - geograph.org.uk - 7235457

    Paignton Windmill, also known as Fernicombe Windmill, is a late 18th-century windmill situated on the outskirts of the town of Paignton, Devon, England. It is a Grade II Listed Building, and lies in a

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  4. 4

    Windmill Tower To North East Of The Shire At Sx 9091 6565

    Fire Hydrant Marker Sign, Audley Avenue - geograph.org.uk - 7400356

    Details TORQUAY SX9065 AUDLEY AVENUE 885-1/10/464 Windmill tower to north-east of The Shire at SX 9091 6565 II Windmill tower. Probably late C17. Slatestone and sandstone rubble; parapet rebuilt in mi

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    Galmpton Windmill

    War memorial, Churston Common, near Galmpton - geograph.org.uk - 890638

    Details BRIXHAM SX8956 HIGHER WARBOROUGH ROAD, Galmpton 1946-1/4/68 (East side) 10/01/75 Former windmill in garden of No.13 (No.13 not included) (Formerly Listed as: HIGHER WARBOROUGH ROAD, Galmpton O

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    Remains Of Windmill

    Postbox, Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 6062030

    Details PADSTOW WINDMILL SW 87 SE 3/165 Remains of windmill (previously listed as Old Windmill) 17.6.82 II Remains of windmill. Circa C17. Stone rubble, battered base of a windmill tower which is circ

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    Former Windmill In The Grounds Of Fowey Hall

    'The World' at Fowey - geograph.org.uk - 595086

    Details FOWEY 1. HANSON DRIVE 1584A Former windmill in the grounds of Fowey Hall SX 15 SW 2/112 II 2. Squat tower mill of Greek pattern with almost unbattered walls built of blocks of stone. The mill

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    Empacombe Windmill

    Warships anchored near the dockyard - geograph.org.uk - 705301

    Details SX 45 SW MAKER-WITH-RAME EMPACOMBE 6/110 Empacombe Windmill 23.1.68 GV II Tower, original purpose unknown. Probably C18 reusing late C16 or early C17 doorway and window frames. Red sandstone a

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    Windmill At Sx 86 Ne

    Devon

    Windmill Lane - geograph.org.uk - 2823941

    Details SX 86 NE KINGSKERSWELL WINDMILL LANE 3/186 Windmill at SX 86 NE - - II Windmill. Probably C18. Battered red sandstone rubble walls. Roof does not survive. Circular plan, originally likely to h

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