List of windmills in Lancashire

A list of windmills in Lancashire, including those now within Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

Locations

A – C

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Ainsdale	Ainsdale Mill	Tower		c.1800	Closure in 1965 and demolition in late 1970s[1]
Aughton	Aughton Mill	Sunk Post[2]
Barton-upon-Irwell				1600[3]	1600[3]
Bickerstaffe	Bickerstaffe Mill SD 442 048	Tower		1756	Windmill World
Billinge	Billinge Mill			1641[4]	1691[4]
Birkdale	Birkdale Mill	Sunk Post[2]		c.16th century[5]	Mentioned 1845[5]
Boothstown				Mid-18th century[6]	Demolished 1874[6]
Bretherton	Bank Mill SD 462 208	Tower		1741	Windmill World
Burscough	Mere Mill SD 426 157	Tower			Windmill World
Carleton	Dick's Mill	Tower			Demolished 1886[7]
Clifton	Clifton Mill SD 464 313	Tower			Windmill World
Culcheth				1516[8]	1593[8]

F – K

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Freckleton		Smock Saw Mill
Golborne				1352[9]	1367[9]
Great Crosby	Moor Lane Mill SD 329 003	Tower		1813[10]	Windmill World
Haigh	Brewery Mill SD 605 089	Tower		1845	Windmill World
Hambleton		Post		1870s[11]	Demolished by 1934[7]
Ince				1558[12]	1558[12]
Kirkham	Carr Hill Mill SD 431 320	Tower			Windmill World
Kirkham	Treales Mill SD 447 328	Tower		Late 18th century[13]	Windmill World

L

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Little Marton	Little Marton Mill SD 349 342	Tower		1838	Windmill World
Liverpool	Wavertree Mill	Midlands Post		1452	Demolished 1916
Liverpool	Edge Hill Mill	Post		1642[2]	1642[2]
Liverpool	Eastham Mill			1250[14]	Destroyed May 1644[2]
Liverpool	Cathedral Mount[2]
Liverpool	Hale Mill	Post[2]			Moved to Hale Bank, 1790[2]
Liverpool	Hale Bank Mill	Post[2]		1790[2]
Liverpool	Townsend Mill			1348[14]
Liverpool	Townsend Mill	Midlands Post		1644[2]	1772
Liverpool	Gallows Mill	Tower		1825
Liverpool	Gallows Mill (2nd mill)	Tower		1825
Liverpool	Chisenhale Street	Tower		1814
Liverpool	Chisenhale Street (2nd mill)	Tower		1814
Liverpool	Preston Road Mill	Tower			Standing in 1936[15]
Liverpool	St James's Park	Tower		1773[16]	Gone by 1889[17]
Liverpool	Stanley Park			1823[18]
Liverpool	Springfield Mill	Tower		1823[19]	1907
Liverpool	Parliament St (two)				Gone by 1889[17]
Liverpool	Bootle Lane				Burnt down 1834[20]
Longton					Standing 1916[20]
Lydiate	Forest's Mill SD 380 039	Tower		1768	Windmill World
Lytham St Annes	Lytham Mill SD 371 271	Tower		1803	Windmill World

M – P

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Maghull					Standing in 1916[20]
Manchester	Deansgate			1771[21]
Manchester	Windmill Street			1766[20]	1811[20]
Much Hoole					Standing in 1916[20]
Ormskirk	Wimbrick Mill				Standing in 1916[20]	Photo
Parbold	Parbold Mill SD 491 106	Tower		1810	Windmill World
Pilling	Damside Windmill SD 406 487	Tower		1808	Windmill World
Preesall	Preesall Mill SD 367 467	Tower		1839	Windmill World
Prescot	Acres Mill	Tower			Burnt down 9 August 1908[22]
Preston	Craggs Row Mill SD 537 300	Tower		Early 19th century[23]	Windmill World
Preston	Park Lane Mill				Standing 1916[20]

R – W

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Rimington	Stopper Lane Mill	Smock[2]
Rufford	Causeway End Mill	Tower			Standing in 1947[15]
Rufford		Midlands Post			Moved to Warton 1771[24]
Salford				1380[25]	1380[25]
Singleton	Singleton Mill	Tower[2]			Standing in 1947[15]
Southport		Titt iron wind engine		1894
Staining	Staining Mill SD 347 366	Tower		Late 18th century[26]	Windmill World
St Helens	Ravenhead Mill SJ 502 942	Tower		Late 18th century[27]	Windmill World
Southport		Tower				Photo[permanent dead link]
Southport		Titt wind engine		1894[28]
Tarleton					Standing in 1916[20]
Thornton Cleveleys	Marsh Mill SD 335 426	Tower		1794	Windmill World
Toxteth	Scott's Mill Wilson's Mill	Tower			Demolished c. 1960
Treales	Treales	Tower			Windmill World
Upholland	Holland Mill SD 513 057	Tower		1768	Windmill World
Warton	Warton Post Mill SD 420 288	Sunk post (Midlands type)		1771[24]	Windmill World
West Derby				1229[29]	1256[29]
West Derby	Acker's Mill			1717[30]	1717[30]
Wrea Green	Wrea Green Mill SD 395 313	Tower			Windmill World
Wrightington	Harrock Hill Mill SD 511 133	Tower			Windmill World
Weeton	Weeton Mill SD 393 346	Tower		1812	Demolished 1950s? Windmill World

Notes

Mills in bold text are still standing. Known building dates are also indicated in bold. Text in italics indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case.

Sources

These sources will be useful to expand the article:-

• Clarke, Allen (1916). Windmill Land. London: J M Dent & Sons. ISBN 9780946571086.
• Clarke, Allen (1918). More Windmill Land. London: J M Dent & Sons.
• Clarke, Allen (1924). Windmill Land Stories. London: J M Dent & Sons.

References