Windmills · East of England
Swim Coots Drainage Mill
In or near Irstead.
Swim Coots Drainage Mill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Swim Coots Drainage Mill is a named windmill in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.7347°, 1.5703°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: HICKLING BROAD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Broadland
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Swim Coots Mill is a tower mill at Catfield, Norfolk, England which has been conserved with some machinery remaining.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Swim Coots Mill was built in the early nineteenth century. It was marked on the 1838 Ordnance Survey map. The mill was working until at least the 1930s The mill has since been conserved, with the tower roofed over.
Description
Swim Coots mill is a two storey tower mill which formerly had a boat shaped cap winded by a fantail. It had four double Patent sails. The tower is 15 ft diameter at the base and 19 ft high to curb level. It drove a 5 ft diameter scoopwheel housed internally. The mill also drove a single pair of millstones.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7347, 1.5703
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Potter Heigham
- Postcode
- NR29 5LX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Norfolk
Sources
- osm: n12460761409 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Swim Coots Mill, Catfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Swim Coots Drainage Mill - geograph.org.uk - 577959.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Swim Coots Drainage Mill?
- Swim Coots Drainage Mill is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR29 5LX), in the parish of Potter Heigham.
- What is Swim Coots Drainage Mill?
- Swim Coots Drainage Mill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Swim Coots Drainage Mill?
- Drivers can use postcode NR29 5LX.
- Who owns Swim Coots Drainage Mill?
- Swim Coots Drainage Mill is owned by Private.
- Is Swim Coots Drainage Mill a protected site?
- Yes — Swim Coots Drainage Mill is part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the HICKLING BROAD National Nature Reserve.
- Is Swim Coots Drainage Mill free to visit?
- Yes, Swim Coots Drainage Mill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Swim Coots Drainage Mill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR29 5LX. It sits within the North Norfolk parliamentary constituency.