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Lincolnshire HER

Name:SITE OF A POST MEDIEVAL WOODEN POST MILL
HER Number:MLI50923
Type of record:Monument

Summary

SITE OF A POST MEDIEVAL WOODEN POST MILL

Grid Reference:SK 877 838
Map Sheet:SK88SE
Parish:WILLINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

There were no buildings outside the village in 1780, when the parish was enclosed, except for a wooden post mill. {1}{2}

The mill had gone by 1824, although 'mill house' was shown on the first edition 1 inch Ordnance Survey map, and on the 1956 6 inch Ordnance Survey map. {3}{4}


<1> P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn, 1991, Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire, ARCHIVE NOTES (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1063.

<2> 1780, WILLINGHAM BY STOW ENCLOSURE AWARD, LAO LINDSEY AWARD 217 (Map). SLI3545.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1824-1825, 1 Inch Map - First Edition, LINCOLN (Map). SLI3685.

<4> OS, 1956, OS 6 INCH SERIES, SK 88 SE (Map). SLI3659.

<5> RUSSELL, R.C. AND RUSSELL, E., 1987, PARLIAMENTARY ENCLOSURE AND NEW LINCOLNSHIRE LANDSCAPES, pp205-208 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1090.

Monument Types

  • WINDMILL (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1824 AD)

Sources and further reading

<1>Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
<2>Map: 1780. WILLINGHAM BY STOW ENCLOSURE AWARD. LAO LINDSEY AWARD 217.
<3>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1825. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. LINCOLN.
<4>Map: OS. 1956. OS 6 INCH SERIES. SK 88 SE.
<5>Bibliographic Reference: RUSSELL, R.C. AND RUSSELL, E.. 1987. PARLIAMENTARY ENCLOSURE AND NEW LINCOLNSHIRE LANDSCAPES. pp205-208.