Finchingfield Windmill0774 090 1323workWindmillThe oldest windmill in Essex stands on a hill overlooking Finchingfield, the most photographed village in the county.
The Grade II-listed post mill – also known as Duck End Mill and Letch’s Mill – is thought to have been built around 1756. It stopped operating in 1890.
The mill’s four sails could be rotated to catch the wind, driving a pair of millstones. A tail pole was used to turn the mill.
This is the last of seven windmills that once stood in the village of Finchingfield. A windmill likely stood on this site since medieval times.FinchingfieldEssexCM7 4NRUnited Kingdom51.9686160036000.455359398500http://www.visitparks.co.uk/places/finchingfield-post-mill/
The oldest windmill in Essex stands on a hill overlooking Finchingfield, the most photographed village in the county.
The Grade II-listed post mill – also known as Duck End Mill and Letch’s Mill – is thought to have been built around 1756. It stopped operating in 1890.
The mill’s four sails could be rotated to catch the wind, driving a pair of millstones. A tail pole was used to turn the mill.
This is the last of seven windmills that once stood in the village of Finchingfield. A windmill likely stood on this site since medieval times.
Finchingfield Windmill
Finchingfield Windmill
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