Windmills · South East England
Charing Windmill
In or near Pluckley.
Charing Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Charing · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Charing Windmill is located in Ashford, Kent, with the postcode TN27 0NH. The nearest railway station is Charing, which is 1.3 km away. Entry to the windmill is free.
About
Charing Windmill is a named windmill in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.2170°, 0.8022°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Heritage listing
Charing Windmill is a Grade II listed smock windmill, now converted to a house, on Charing Hill in Kent in southeast England. It is sometimes known as Field Mill, but that name was also used by a watermill in Charing.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Charing Windmill is a Grade II listed smock windmill, now converted to a house, on Charing Hill in Kent in southeast England. It is sometimes known as Field Mill, but that name was also used by a watermill in Charing.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Charing Mill was built in the early 19th century. It was marked on the 1819–43 Ordnance Survey map and also on Greenwood's 1821 map of Kent. It was working until 1891, when the business was transferred to Field Watermill, although two new common sails had been erected on the mill by Holman's of Canterbury the year before. The sails were removed in 1917 after being damaged in a gale.
Description
Charing Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey base. It has a Kentish-style cap. It had two common sails and two spring sails and was winded by a fantail.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2170, 0.8022
- County
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Parish
- Charing
- Postcode
- TN27 0NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Nearest railway station
- Charing — 1.3 km
Sources
- osm: n2813502171 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Charing Windmill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Charing mil3.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Charing Windmill?
- Charing Windmill is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN27 0NH), in the parish of Charing.
- What is Charing Windmill?
- Charing Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Charing Windmill?
- The nearest railway station is Charing, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN27 0NH.
- Who owns Charing Windmill?
- Charing Windmill is owned by |built = Early nineteenth century.
- Is Charing Windmill a listed building?
- Charing Windmill is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Charing Windmill a protected site?
- Yes — Charing Windmill is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Charing Windmill free to visit?
- Yes, Charing Windmill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Charing Windmill?
- The nearest railway station is Charing, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN27 0NH.