place

South Duffield Windmill

Cliffe, SelbyGrade II listed buildings in North YorkshireUse British English from June 2024Windmills in North Yorkshire
View towards the former windmill at South Duffield geograph.org.uk 5265693
View towards the former windmill at South Duffield geograph.org.uk 5265693

South Duffield Windmill is a historic building in South Duffield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. A windmill was first recorded in South Duffield in 1311, when Luke de Hemingborough gave it to Drax Priory. A windmill was again recorded in the 17th century. The current mill was built in about 1800, and was used for grinding cereal. It was in use until about 1930, and appears to have been used again during World War II, before becoming derelict. The building was Grade II listed in 1988. In the 2010s, it was converted into a house. The windmill is built of red brick, and consists of a circular tapering tower with four storeys. In the bottom storey is a doorway to the east and windows in the other faces, and above are four windows in each storey, all with segmental heads.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article South Duffield Windmill (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

South Duffield Windmill
Mill Lane,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: South Duffield WindmillContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 53.7933 ° E -0.97133 °
placeShow on map

Address

Mill Lane

Mill Lane
YO8 6SX , Cliffe
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

View towards the former windmill at South Duffield geograph.org.uk 5265693
View towards the former windmill at South Duffield geograph.org.uk 5265693
Share experience

Nearby Places

Hemingbrough
Hemingbrough

Hemingbrough is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England that is located approximately 5 miles (8 km) from Selby and 4 miles (6.4 km) from Howden on the A63. It was in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has come under North Yorkshire. The village has a 12th-century former collegiate church (Hemingbrough Minster), a Methodist chapel and shops. The village also has a primary school and nursery as well as a playing field for the local children. The surrounding area makes up part of the Humberhead Levels and is flat land mainly used for mixed agriculture. It is thought that from this village came Walter of Hemingbrough, one of Britain's early chroniclers. Writing in the 14th century, he gave us a history beginning with the Norman conquest, now in the British Museum. Robert de Hemmingburgh, a royal clerk who became Master of the Rolls in Ireland, was born here in the late thirteenth century. Nicholas Bubbewyth, a chancery clerk who became successively, Master of the Rolls, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Lord High Treasurer of England, and Bishop of London, Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Bath and Wells, was born in Menthorpe. In 1989 Caron Keating and Blue Peter visited the village to replace the cockerel on the top of the church spire which had been damaged for several years. In February 2014, Hemingbrough Parish Council were awarded funds from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help raise awareness of the historical heritage within Hemingbrough Parish to benefit the local community.