Monument record MLI80929 - Waddington Windmill

Summary

Site of a former windmill, to the north-west of Waddington.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval - 1750 AD? to 1900 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval - 1750 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

The former Waddington Mill is marked in this location, on the 1st edition 1" Ordnance Survey map of 1824. The mill is depicted as a post-mill type of windmill, located on the cliff-edge, to the north-west of Waddington village. {1} The mill is also depicted on the 1st edition 6" Ordnance Survey County Series map of 1887, though was labelled as 'Disused' at that time. The exact date that the mill stopped being worked is unknown, though would have been in the mid 19th century. {2} The mill is no longer depicted by the time of the 2nd edition 25" Ordnance Survey County Series map of 1905, indicating it had been removed by this time. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-5. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. Sheet 83.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. Sheet 78/NE.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. Sheet 78/7.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9739 6467 (48m by 30m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish WADDINGTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 25 2026 1:46PM

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