List of windmills in West Sussex
# List of windmills in West Sussex

A list of all windmills and windmill sites which lie in the current ceremonial county of West Sussex.

## Locations

### A

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Aldingbourne | | | | |
| Aldingbourne | | | | |
| Amberley | Old Mill, Amberley | Tower | | |
| Angmering | Jerusalem Mill | Post | 1780 | Moved to Rustington, September 1848 |
| Angmering | Luck's Mill | Post | 1813 | Demolished July 1930 |
| Angmering | Highdown New Mill Ecclesden Mill TQ 082 044 | Tower | 1826 | |
| Angmering | Preston Place Farm | Trestle with wind wheel | 1853 | 1916 |
| Apuldram | Dell Quay Mill Tipper's Mill | Post | 1790 | Demolished c. 1866. Roundhouse converted to residential use. |
| Arundel | Cement Mill | | 1864 | Standing c. 1915 |
| Arundel | Atfield's Mill | Post | c. 1824 | Demolished December 1864. |
| Arundel | South Marsh Mill TQ 013 063 | Tower | 1830 | Windmill World |
| Ashington | Old Mill | | | |
| Ashurst | | Post | 1789 | Blown down December 1929 |

### B

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barnham | | | | 1230 | 1683 |
| Barnham | Old Mill | Post | | 1762 | Blown down 11 October 1827 |
| Barnham | Feaver's Mill John Baker's Mill SU 968 039 | Tower | | 1829 | Windmill World |
| Billingshurst | Sprinks Mill Six Bells Inn Mill | | | | Burnt down 5 November 1852 |
| Billingshurst | Hammond's Mill TQ 092 260 | Smock | | 1825 | Blown down 1906 Windmill World |
| Birdham | | Post | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 |
| Birdham | | Smock | | 1927 | 1939, gone by 1946 |
| Bognor Regis | Black Mill | Tower | | | Standing c. 1899 |
| Bolney | | Smock | | 18th century | 19th century |
| Bosham | Old Mill | | | | |
| Boxgrove | Halnaker Mill SU 920 097 | Tower | | 1740s | Windmill World |
| Bramber | | | | 1778 | 1779 |
| Burgess Hill | | Post | | | |

### C

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chichester | St James's Mill | | | | |
| Chichester | Broyle Mill | | | | |
| Chichester | Broyle Mill (2nd mill) | | | | |
| Chichester | Portfield Mill | | | | |
| Chidham | Old Mill | Post | | | |
| Clayton | Duncton Mill TQ 304 135 | Post | | 1765 | Demolished 1866 Windmill World |
| Clayton | Jill TQ 304 134 | Post | | 1852 | Windmill World |
| Clayton | Jack TQ 304 135 | Tower | | 1866 | Windmill World |
| Climping | | Ilsham Manor | | 1338 | 1338 |
| Climping | | Cudlow Manor | | 1338 | 1338 |
| Climping | | Atherington Manor Totsham Mill | | 1378 | 1485 |
| Climping | Clymping Mill | Post | | 1780 | Replaced by smock mill, 1799 |
| Climping | Clymping Mill TQ 015 013 | Smock | | 1799 | Demolished 1963 Windmill World |
| Coldwaltham | Watersfield Common | Éolienne Bollée | | | |
| Coldwaltham | Watersfield Mill | Smock | | | |
| Compton | Old Mill | | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 |
| Cowfold | Monastery | Éolienne Bollée | | 1885 | |
| Cowfold | | Éolienne Bollée | | 1885 | Collapsed 1960s |
| Cuckfield | Beech Farm Mill | Smock | | 1873 | Demolished 1922 |
| Cuckfield | Whiteman's Green Mill Whiteman's Cross Mill | Post | | | Demolished c. 1877 |
| Cuckfield | Kennard's Mill | | | | |

### D – F

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Durrington | High Salvington Mill | | 1724 | 1615 | 1724 |
| Durrington | High Salvington Mill TQ 123 067 | Post | | c. 1750 | Windmill World |
| Durrington | Glynde windpump TQ 123 067 | Hollow Post | | 2008 | |
| Earnley | Somerley Mill SZ 817 984 | Smock | | 1803 | Windmill World |
| East Wittering | East Wittering Mill SZ 797 973 | Tower | | 1810 | |
| Fishbourne | | Post | | c. 1854 | Demolished 1898 |
| Felpham | Black Mill | Post | | 1760 | Demolished December 1902 |
| Felpham | White Mill | Smock | | 1801 | Demolished 1879 |
| Ferring | John Olliver's Mill | Post | | 1750 | Blown down c. 1823 |
| Findon | Church Hill Mill | Post | | 1783 | 1794 |
| Findon | Old Mill | Post | | 1823 | 1891 |
| Findon | Muntham | Vertical axis mill | | 1794 | 1795 |
| Fontwell | White Mill | | | | |

### G – H

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goring-by-Sea | Goring Mill | | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 – Actually 'Heene Mill' as the Budgeon Map of 1724 shows it east of the Hundred boundary. |
| Harting | | | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 |
| Haywards Heath | Church Field Mill | | | | |
| Henfield | Old Mill Neptown Mill | Post | | 1724 | Blown down 1908 |
| Henfield | New Mill Barringer's Mill | Post | | 1844 | Burnt 1954 |
| Highbrook | Hammingden Mill | Smock | | 1830 | Moved to Newhaven 1844 |
| Horsham | Wimblehurst Mill | | | | |
| Horsham | Champion's Mill | | | | |
| Horsham | Warnham Mill | | | | |
| Horsham | Compton Mill | | | | |
| Horsham | Roffey Mill | | | | |
| Horsham | Southwater Mill Cripplegate Mill | Smock | | 1810 | Burnt down 1914 |
| Hunston | Kipson Bank Mill TQ 858 008 | Smock | 1813 | 1801 | Demolished 1919 Windmill World |

### I – L

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ifield | | Post | | c. 1870 | Demolished 1899 |
| Keymer | Oldland Mill TQ 321 162 | Post | | 1703 | Windmill World |
| Kirdford | Kirdford Mill | Post | | 1770s | Moved to Coolham c. 1800 |
| Lancing | Hoe Court | | | 1276 | 1277 |
| Lancing | Lancing Down Mill | Post | | 16th century | 1592 |
| Lancing | Lancing Down Mill | Post | | 1750 | Demolished 1905 |
| Lindfield | | | | | |
| Littlehampton | Cudlow Mill Arun Mill | Post | | | Moved to Fishbourne c 1854 |
| Littlehampton | Arun Mill | Tower | | | |
| Littleworth | Jolesfield Mill | | | | used for corn. In use 1890s but disused by 1911 as per contemporary Ordnance Survey maps. Windmill PH nearby – still on main road through village |
| Littlehampton | Toddington Mill | | | | |
| Lowfield Heath | Lowfield Heath Mill TQ 270 398 | Post | 1762 1777 1789 $1823^*$ | 1762 | Dismantled June 1987, re-erected at Charlwood, Surrey 1989 |
| Lyminster | Brookfield Mill | | | | |
| Lyminster | Toddington Mill | | | | |

### N – P

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northchapel | Old Mill | | | | |
| North Stoke | | Post | | | |
| Nutbourne | Nutbourne Mill TQ 078 189 | Tower | | 1854 | Windmill World |
| Nutbourne | | | | | |
| Oving | | | 1291 | 1291 | |
| Oving | Old Mill | | | | Burnt down 19th century |
| Pagham | | Post | | | |
| Pagham | Nyetimber Mill SZ 892 988 | Tower | | 1840s | Windmill World |
| Petworth | Old Mill | | | | |
| Plaistow | Pullen's Mill | | | | |
| Pulborough | Heath Mill | | | | |
| Pulborough | Pulborough Mill | | | | |
| Pulborough | Waterfield Mill | Post | | | Demolished 1869 |

### R – S

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rudgwick | Rudgwick Mill | | | | |
| Rudgwick | Honey Lane Mill | | | | |
| Rusper | Old Mill | Smock | | | |
| Rustington | Bridge Mill | | Post | 1855 | 1894 |
| Rustington | Sea Field Mill | Post | | 1805 | Demolished 1910 |
| Rustington | Rustington Mill | | | 1848 | Moved to Fishbourne, October 1857 |
| Selham | Moorland Farm Mill | | | | |
| Selsey | | Post | | 1783 | Replaced by tower mill, c. 1827 |
| Selsey | Medmerry Mill SZ 844 934 | Tower | | c. 1827 | Windmill World |
| Shipley | Honeypoles Mill | | | | |
| Shipley | King's Mill TQ 143 218 | Smock | | 1879 | Windmill World |
| Shipley | Coolham Mill | Post | | | |
| Shoreham | Good Friday Mill | Post | | c. 1764 | Burnt down 1899 |
| Shoreham | Old Mill | | | | |
| Shoreham | Town Mill | Post | | | |
| Shoreham | Shripney Mill | | | | |
| Singleton | Westham windpump SU 874 128 | Hollow post | | 1975 | Windmill World |
| Slindon | Slindon Mill | Post | | | |
| Sompting | pumping mill | | | | |
| Southwick | Southwick Mill | Smock | | | |
| Southwick | Cement Mill | | | | |
| Steyning | | Post | | | |
| Storrington | Botting's Mill | Post | | | |
| Storrington | Kithurst Mill Black Mill Box Mill | Post | | 1750 | Demolished 1923 |
| Storrington | Storrington Mill | Post | | 1820 | |
| Sullington | Sullington Mill Warren Mill Crowhurst's Mill | Post | | 1800 | Burnt down 9 August 1911, windshaft remains on site |
| Sullington | | Post | | | |

### T – W

| Location | Name of mill and grid reference | Type | Maps | First mention or built | Last mention or demise |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twineham | Hooker's mill | Hollow post | | c. 1865 | Demolished 1900 |
| Upmarden | Haslet Mill | | | 1581 | 1593 |
| Upmarden | Upmarden Mill Apple Down Mill | | | | |
| Upper Beeding | | | | 1384 | 1700 |
| Upper Beeding | | Post | | 1779 | 1875, gone by 1896 |
| Walberton | Avisford Hill Mill | Post | | | |
| Walberton | Short's Mill | Smock | | c. 1820 | Demolished c. 1896 |
| Washington | Rock Mill TQ 128 137 | Smock | | 1823 | Windmill World |
| West Ashling (Funtington) | Hackett's Mill | Hollow Post | | c. 1868 | Demolished 1955 |
| West Chiltington | Meeten's Mill TQ 085 181 | Smock | | 1838 | Windmill World |
| West Dean | Binderton Rook Mill Rook Bindert's Mill | | 1724 | 1724 | 1724 |
| West Dean | | Two Titt iron wind engines | | 1898 | |
| West Grinstead | Littleworth Mill Jolesfield Mill | Smock | 1813 | 1788 | Demolished 1959, tower re-erected at Gatwick Manor, Crawley. Intended reconstruction but never completed as a windmill. Surviving machinery now exhibited at Lowfield Heath Mill. |
| West Hoathly | Selsfield Common Mill | Smock | | | |
| Wisborough Green | Amblehurst Mill | | | | |
| Wisborough Green | Champion's Mill | Smock | | 1820 | Demolished 1915 |
| Worth | Effingham Mill | | | | |
| Worth | Crawley Down Mill | | | | |
| Worthing | Heene | | | 1279 | 1279 |
| Worthing | Heene Mill | | | 1650 | 1750s |
| Worthing | Heene Mill | Post | | 1825 | Demolished June 1903 |
| Worthing | Cross Street Mill Isted's Mill Teville Mill | Post | | 1807 | Moved to new site (Sea Mill) 1881 |
| Worthing | Sea Mill | Post | | 1881 | |
| Worthing | East Mill Navarino North Mill Hide's Mill | Smock | 1813 | 1813 | Demolished 1902 |
| Worthing | Navarino South Mill | Tower | | c. 1829 | Demolished c. 1910 |
| Worthing | Cissbury Mill Ballard's Mill Offington Mill Broadwater Mill | Post | | 1780 | Demolished c. 1914 |
| Worthing | pumping mill | | | | |

## Sources

Unless stated otherwise, the source for all entries is Brunnarius, Martin (1979). The Windmills of Sussex. Chichester: Philimore. ISBN 0-85033-345-8. or Hemming, Peter (1936). Windmills in Sussex. London: C W Daniel. Online version

## Maps

* 1596 Robert Morden
* 1724 Richard Budgen
* 1762 John Rocque
* 1777 Andrews & Drury
* 1789 Lindley & Crossley
* 1795 Gardner & Gream
* 1813 Ordnance Survey
* 1823 C & G Greenwood
* $1823^*$ Bryant
