List of windmills in Hertfordshire
# List of windmills in Hertfordshire

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the Ceremonial county of Hertfordshire.

## Locations

### A

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Albury | Approximately TL 454 247 | Post | 1676 1766 | 1370 | 1766 |
| Albury | Approximately TL 427 232 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 1766 | 1720 | 1766 |
| Albury | Patmore Heath Mill TL 445 258 | Tower | | 1862 | Demolished April 1921 |
| Aldbury | Approximately SP 953 128 | Post | | | Site identified in 1972 by cropmark. |
| Aldbury | Approximately SP 949 113 | Post | | 1364 | 1364 |
| Aldenham | Hilfield Approximately TQ 152 962 | | | 1803 | 1803 |
| Aldenham | Munden House approximately TL 137 003 | | | 1804 | 1804 |
| Anstey | | | | 1314 | 1508 |
| Anstey | Lincoln Hill Mill TL 398 322 | Post | 1675 1676 1695 1700 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1675 | Demolished 1920 |
| Anstey | Snow End Mill | | | 1862 | 1889 |
| Ashwell | | | | 1336 | 1336 |
| Ashwell | Fordham's Mill approximately TL 269 393 | Post | 1800 1822 | 1800 | 1877 |
| Ashwell | Kitchener's Mill TL 264 390 | Smock | 1822 | 1822 | 1877 |
| Ashwell | Slip End Mill Approximately TL 287 373 | Post | 1800 1822 | 1800 | 1833 |
| Aspenden | Approximately TL 366 284 | Post | | 1583 | 1623 |
| Aspenden | Approximately TL 366 284 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 | 1720 | 1749 |
| Aston | Approximately TL 267 223 | Post | | 1307 | 1314 |
| Aston | Broadwater Approximaterly TL 267 223 | Post | 1676 1720 1728 1749 1766 | 1676 | 1766 |
| Aston | Broadwater TL 275 231 | Smock | | c. 1828 | Demolished June 1878 |

### B

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baldock | Approximately TL 240 344 | Post | 1676 1695 1700 1720 1728 1749 1766 | 1676 | 1766 |
| Barkway | Cokenach | Post | | 1271 | 1271 |
| Barkway | Rokey Mill TL 382 362 | Post | 1676 1700 1720 1766 | 1595 | 1766 |
| Barkway | Rokey Mill TL 382 362 | Smock | 1822 1898 | 1818 | 1898 |
| Barkway | Newsells Mill TL 383 364 | Post | | 1699 | Demolished 1792 |
| Barkway | Newsells Mill TL 384 364 | Smock | 1800 1822 | 1792 | Demolished 1873 |
| Barley | | | | 1577 | 1577 |
| Bennington | | Post | | 1342 | 1342 |
| Bennington | Benington Mill TL 295 222 | Post | 1676 1695,br>1700 1720 1728 | 1676 | 1728 |
| Berkhamsted | | | | 1300 | 1300 |
| Berkhamsted | Approximately TL 000 079 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 | 1720 | 1749 |
| Berkhamsted | Approximately TL 014 089 | Post | 1720 1728 | 1720 | 1728 |
| Berkhamsted | Approximately TL 014 089 | Post | 1749 | 1743 | 1749 |
| Bishop's Stortford | Hockerill Mill Approximately TL 497 212 | Post | 1766 1822 | 1766 | Demolished c. 1823, Windshaft to Bardfield Saling, Essex |
| Bishop's Stortford | Hockerill Mill Approximately TL 497 212 | Tower | | c. 1823 | 1914, gone by 1918. |
| Bishop's Stortford | Barrell's Down Mill Linsell Mill TL 485 223 | Post | 1800 1822 | 1800 | 1896, gone by 1906 |
| Braughing | Approximately TL 391 251 | Tower | 1800 | 1787 | Demolished c. 1811 |
| Brent Pelham | Brent Pelham Mill TL 433 313 | Smock | | 1826 | Windmill World |
| Buntingford | | | | 1577 | 1589 |
| Buntingford | Layston TL 370 294 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1720 | Burnt down 1 September 1889 |
| Buntingford | TL 368 287 | | 1822 | 1822 | 1905 |
| Bushey | Bushey Heath Mill TQ 151 943 | Smock | | 1826 | Demolished c. 1910 |

### C

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chesfield | | Post | | 1318 | 1372 |
| Chesfield | Chesfield Park | Titt iron wind engine | | 1896 | |
| Cheshunt | TL 317 036 | Post | | 1843 | Demolished c. 1860 |
| Cheshunt | Goff's Oak Mill TL 317 036 | Tower | | c. 1860 | Demolished 1953 |
| Cheshunt | Turner's Hill Mill TL 363 023 | | 1822 | 1822 | 1861 |
| Chipperfield | TL 037 014 | Post | | 1594 | 1594 |
| Chipperfield | TL 037 014 | Smock | 1822 | 1822 | 1881, gone by 1896 |
| Chipping | Approximately TL 350 319 | Post | 1720 1728 | 1720 | 1728 |
| Clothall | Approximately TL 264 326 | Post | | 1370 | 1370 |
| Codicote | Codicote Heath Approximately TL 206 185 | Smock | | 1841 | 1855, gone by 1881 |
| Colney Heath | Colney Heath Mill TL 205 055 | Tower | | 1854 | Windmill World |
| Cottered | | Post | | 1581 | 1581 |
| Cromer | | | | 1192 | 1576 |
| Cromer | Cromer Mill TL 304 286 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1720 | Windmill World |
| Croxley Green | Croxley Green Mill TQ 067 953 | Tower | | c. 1860 | Windmill World |

### E - G

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Essendon | Pope's Mill TL 258 077 | | 1766 | c. 1750 | 1766 |
| Flamstead | Approximately TL 074 145 | Post | 1676 | 1309 | 1676 |
| Flamstead | Approximately TL 081 155 | | 1800 1822 | 1800 | 1841 |
| Furneaux Pelham | Approximately TL 442 284 | Post | 1676 1700 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1587 | 1822 |
| Furneaux Pelham | Approximately TL 441 278 | Smock | 1822 | c. 1820 | Demolished c. 1880 |
| Graveley | Jack's Hill Mill TL 238 298 | Smock | | 1826 | Burnt down c. 1884 |
| Great Amwell | Amwell End Mill Peatfield Mill Approximately TL 355 135 | | 1822 | 1820 | 1878, gone by 1881 |
| Great Hormead | TL 398 303 | Post | 1675 1676 1695 1700 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | c. 1576 | 1928 Windmill World |
| Great Hormead | TL 398 303 | Smock | | 1861 | 1928 Windmill World |
| Great Munden | | | | 1290 | 1290 |
| Great Munden | Munden Mill TL 364 222 | Post | 1676 1695 1700 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1611 | 1881, gone by 1898 |
| Great Munden | Approximately TL 345 250 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 | 1720 | 1749 |
| Great Offley | Offley Mill TL 133 269 | Post | 1676 | 1644 | 1684 |
| Great Offley | Offley Mill TL 133 269 | Tower | | 1851 | Demolished 1926 Windmill World |

### H

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Harpenden | Rothamstead TL 127 124 | Post | | 1654 | Demolished 1715 |
| Hemel Hempstead | Approximately TL 064 074 | Post | | 19th century | Late 19th century |
| Hemel Hempstead | Approximately TL 052 106 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 | 1720 | 1749 |
| Hertford | Wallfield TL 324 120 | Post | 1720 1728 | 1715 | Moved to Moreton, Essex, 1740 |
| Hitchin | TL 176 281 | Post | | c. 1657 | Demolished 1676 |
| Hitchin | TL 176 281 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1676 | Burnt down 1838 |
| Hitchin | Charlton Mill TL 176 281 | Tower | | c. 1838 | 1894 Windmill World |
| Hitchin | Approximately TL 186 283 | Post | 1676 1720 | 1676 | 1727, gone by 1750 |
| Hitchin | Rawlins Mill TL 189 291 | Post | 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1725 | Burnt down 7 November 1875 |
| Hitchin | Walsworth Mill TL 195 297 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1720 | 1844 |
| Hitchin | Lucas' Mill TL 173 293 | Post | 1822 | 1820 | 1846, gone by 1851 |
| Hitchin | Gosmore Mill TL 190 275 | Post | | c. 1829 | Demolished c. 1867 |

### K - M

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kelshall | | Post | | 1251 | 1251 |
| Kelshall | | Post | | 1599 | 1679 |
| King's Walden | Breachwood Green Mill TL 146 232 | Tower | | c. 1859 | Windmill World |
| Lilley | | Post | | 1638 | 1674 |
| Little Gaddesden | Approximately SP 999 135 | Post | | 1284 | 1305 |
| Little Hormead | Approximately TL 398 290 | | | c. 1876 | c. 1876 |
| Little Hadham | TL 434 213 | Post | | 1251 | 1270 |
| Little Hadham | Little Hadham Mill TL 438 229 | Smock | 1800 1822 | 1786 | Burnt down 31 July 1981 Windmill World |
| Little Wymondley | Approximately TL 215 820 | Sunk Post | | Early 13th century | 1366 |
| Little Wymondley | Approximately TL 215 820 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 | 1720 | 1749 |
| Much Hadham | TL 433 195 | Post | 1676 1695 1700 1720 1728 1749 1800 1822 | 1676 | Demolished 1892 |
| Markyate | TL 069 167 | post mill | 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1720 | 1851 |
| Meesden | | | | 1262 | 14th century |
| Meesden | TL 432 324 | Post | 1676 1695 1700 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 | 1583 | 1827 |
| Much Hadham | TL 422 183 | Tower | | 1892 | Demolition began 1925 |

### N - R

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northaw | TL 270 034 | Post | 1676 1695 1720 1728 1749 1800 | 1676 | 1808 |
| Pirton | | Post | | 1592 | 1700 |
| Redbourn | Dagnall's Mill TL 117 099 | Post | | 1708 | 1738 |
| Reed | | | | 1341 | 1341 |
| Reed | Reed Common Mill TL 356 366 | Post | 1676 1695 1700 1720 1728 | 1661 | 1728 |
| Reed | Reed Common Mill TL 356 366 | Post | 1766 1800 | 1766 | 1808 |
| Reed | Mile End Farm Mill TL 359 386 | Tower | 1822 | 1822 | Truncated c. 1900 Windmill World |
| Ridge | Approximately TL 205 025 | Post | 1675 1720 1728 | 1675 | Burnt down c. 1743 |
| Ridge | Approximately TL 205 025 | Post | 1749 | 1749 | 1785 |
| Royston | Apprioximately TL 358 402 | Post | 1720 1728 1766 | 1720 | 1766 |
| Royston | Approximately TL 359 415 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 | 1720 | 1749 |
| Rushden | Approximately TL 302 319 | Post | 1676 1695 1700 | 1619 | 1700 |

### S

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sacombe | Approximately TL 328 182 | Post | 1766 | 1766 | 1766 |
| Sandon | TL 329 345 | Sunk Post | | 1222 | 1320 |
| Sandon | Roe Green Mill Approximately TL 320 338 | Post | 1676 1720 1766 | 1676 | 1785 |
| Sandon | Green End Mill TL 325 334 | Post | 1800 1822 | 1800 | Burnt down 1 August 1877 |
| Sandridge | Approximately TL 183 103 | Post | | 1628 | 1686 |
| Sawbridgeworth | High Wych Mill TL 466 143 | Post | 1800 1822 | 1799 | Moved to Little Dunmow, Essex, 1875 |
| Shephall | | Post | | | Standing before 1541 |
| South Mimms | | | | 1220 | 1349 |
| South Mimms | | | | 1289 | 1310 |
| South Mimms | | | | 1628 | 1668 |
| St Albans | Bernard Heath Mill Approximately TL 153 083 | Post | 1676 | 1675 | c. 1687 |
| St Albans | Bernard heath Mill Approximately TL 153 083 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 | 1687 | 1749, gone by 1753 |
| St Albans | Cunningham Hill Mill Approximately TL 163 067 | Post | 1675 1676 | 1675 | 1676 |
| St Albans | Approximately TL 143 083 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 | 1720 | 1749 |
| St Albans | Approximately TL 150 050 | Post | 1720 1749 | 1702 | 1749 |
| Standon | TL 396 221 | Smock | | 1823 | Demolished 1931 |
| Stanstead Abbotts | Approximately TL 386 118 | Smock | | 1891 | 1895 |
| Stevenage | Approximately TL 242 258 | Post | | 1274 | 1274 |
| Stevenage | Approximately TL 242 258 | Post | | 1688 | Gone by 1699 |
| Stevenage | Approximately TL 242 258 | Post | 1720 1728 1749 1766 | 1699 | 1762, gone by 1765 |
| Stevenage | Corey's Mill TL 229 266 | Post | 1675 1676 1695 1700 1720 1728 1766 1800 1822 | 1593 | Burnt down 1878 |
| Stevenage | South End Mill TL 233 247 | Smock | | 1849 | Burnt down c. 1895 |

### T

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Therfield | | | | 1323 | 1323 |
| Therfield | TL 340 176 | Post | 1720 1766 1800 1822 | 1720 | 1822 |
| Therfield | TL 340 176 | Smock | | 1871 | Burnt down 19 January 1881 |
| Thundridge | Wadesmill TL 360 170 | Post | 1800 1822 | 1793 | 1865, gone by 1878 |
| Tring | New Mill Approximately SP 924 125 | Post | 1766 | 1766 | 1797 |
| Tring | Gamnel Wharf Mill SP 925 131 | Tower | 1822 | 1822 | Demolished 1911 |
| Tring | Goldfield Mill Grover's Mill SP 915 117 | Tower | | c. 1839 | Windmill World |

### W

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Walkern | | | | 1360 | 1360 |
| Walkern | Approximately TL 285 250 | Post | 1676 1695 1766 1800 | 1676 | 1800 |
| Walkern | Bassus Green Mill Pryer's Mill Prior's Mill Approximately TL 299 257 | | 1676 1700 1720 1766 1800 1822 | 1676 | 1839 |
| Wallington | Approximately TL 283 343 | Post | 1676 1695 1700 | 1660 | 1700 |
| Ware | | | | 1570 | 1570 |
| Welwyn | Approximately TL 233 172 | Post | 1676 | 1676 | 1676 |
| Weston | | | | 1275 | 1275 |
| Weston | Approximately TL 266 296 | Post | 1676 1720 1728 1749 1766 1800 1822 | 1676 | 1861 |
| Weston | TL 253 306 | | 1720 1749 | 1720 | 1766 |
| Weston | Lannock Mill TL 253 306 | Tower | | 1860 | Windmill World |
| Whitwell | Approximately TL 188 207 | Post | 1766 | 1766 | 1766 |
| Wormley | | | | 1338 | 1391 |

## Locations formerly within Hertfordshire

* For windmills in Arkley and Totteridge see List of windmills in Greater London.
* Two further mill sites at Markyate now fall within Bedfordshire and are covered under the List of windmills in Bedfordshire.

## Maps

* 1675 John Ogilby
* 1676 John Seller
* 1695 John Ogilby
* 1700 Herman Moll
* 1720 John Warburton
* 1728 Clark
* 1749 Thomas Kitchin
* 1766 Dury & Andrews
* 1800 Ordnance Survey
* 1822 Andrew Bryant
