Monument record 7206/408 - Windmills, Wellingborough

Windmills located within the medieval township of Wellingborough. (Exact location unknown)

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. In 1838 there was also an area known as Windmill furlong and Windmill Piece to the south west of the town, where a windmill was depicted on Eayre's map of 1791. Both had gone by 1827 and a new windmill, Rodwell Mill, constructed to the north west of the town. (1)

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

Record last edited

Apr 30 2018 2:56PM