Museums · South East England
Lower Mill, Woodchurch
In or near Woodchurch.
Lower Mill is a smock mill in Woodchurch, Kent, England that was built in 1820. It was a Scheduled Ancient Monument from 1976 to 1978, and remains a Grade II* listed building.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Ham Street · 6.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lower Mill is a smock mill in Woodchurch, Kent, England that was built in 1820. It was a Scheduled Ancient Monument from 1976 to 1978, and remains a Grade II* listed building.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lower Mill is a smock mill in Woodchurch, Kent, England that was built in 1820. It was a Scheduled Ancient Monument from 1976 to 1978, and remains a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Lower Mill was built in 1820, one of a pair of smock mills, the other being the Upper Mill. It may have had common sails when built as the sale of a pair of sails is recorded in 1848, possibly indicating the fitting of a pair of spring sails. The mill may have been moved from Susan's Hill Farm, Woodchurch in 1852, although two windmills were marked on the current site on the 1838 Tithe Map of Woodchurch. In May 2010, a new stage was made and fitted to the mill.
Description
Lower Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. It has a Kentish-style cap and is winded by a fantail. There is a stage at first-floor level. It has four patent sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft. The Brake wheel drives a wooden Wallower mounted on a wooden Upright Shaft. The Great Spur Wheel also survives. The mill drove three pairs of millstones overdrift.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0833, 0.7728
- County
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Parish
- Woodchurch
- Postcode
- TN26 3QX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Weald of Kent
- Established
- 1820
- Nearest railway station
- Ham Street — 6 km
- Official site
- millsarchive.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Lower Mill, Woodchurch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lower Mill, Woodchurch?
- Lower Mill, Woodchurch is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN26 3QX), in the parish of Woodchurch.
- What is Lower Mill, Woodchurch?
- Lower Mill is a smock mill in Woodchurch, Kent, England that was built in 1820. It was a Scheduled Ancient Monument from 1976 to 1978, and remains a Grade II* listed building.
- How do I get to Lower Mill, Woodchurch?
- The nearest railway station is Ham Street, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN26 3QX.
- When was Lower Mill, Woodchurch built?
- Built or established in 1820.
- Who owns Lower Mill, Woodchurch?
- Lower Mill, Woodchurch is owned by Kent County Council.
- Is Lower Mill, Woodchurch a protected site?
- Yes — Lower Mill, Woodchurch is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB) and the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Lower Mill, Woodchurch?
- The nearest railway station is Ham Street, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN26 3QX.