Monument record 7206/366 - Former windmill

Formerly a windmill according to map of 1803.

Formerly a windmill according to map of 1803.
The first reference to a windmill is in 1583-4. In a dispute of 1674 it was stated that the windmill had been constructed because the lord's mill was not sufficient. The inadequacy of the three water mills to serve the needs of the town is undoubtedly a reflection of the post medieval growth of the town. In the 17th or early 18th century a further two windmills seem to have been constructed, presumably meeting the growing of a continually expanding town. In 1719 Tillemans depicted two windmills to the east of the north east of the town. One of these two mills is depicted on Eayre's map and can be identified with the area north east of the town recorded in 1803 as the site of a windmill, but the other had gone by the time the map was surveyed. (1)

<1> Foard G, 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Wellingborough (Medieval + Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100339.

<2> James, W., 1803, Wellingborough Town 1803, (unchecked) (Map). SNN100362.

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Dec 17 2020 11:22AM