List of windmills in London

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A list of existing and former windmills whose sites fall within Greater London, England. When built, these mills were within the counties of Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, Hertfordshire or Essex. Of those windmills known to have existed, nine remain and are preserved; as are the tide mills at Three Mills, West Ham.

Locations

=A - B=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
grid reference

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Acton

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 208 803}}

|

| 1742

| 1622

| 1742

|

Acton

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 208 803}}

| Smock

|

| 1801

| 1859, gone by 1865

| [http://gallerysearch.ds.man.ac.uk/Detail/962 painting] by John Varley, 1835

Acton

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 195 805}}

|

|

| 18th century

| 18th century

|

Addington

|

| Post

| 1610*
1626
1659
1700*
1733

| 1292

| 1773

|

Arkley

| Barnet Gate Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 218 953}}

| Tower

|

| c. 1830

| [http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/2594.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Ashford

|

|

|

| 1277

| 1309

|

Barking

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 458 842}}

| Post{{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1981| title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume One – An Historical Review| publisher = Charles Skilton| location = London & Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98641-0}}, {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1982| title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Two – A Technical Review | publisher = Charles Skilton| location = London & Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98637-2}}, {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1984| title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Three - A Review by Parishes, A-E| publisher = Charles Skilton| location = Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98642-9}}, {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1985| title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Four - A Review by Parishes, F-R| publisher = Charles Skilton| location = Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98647-X}} and {{cite book | first = Kenneth| last = Farries| year = 1988| title = Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights - Volume Five - A Review by Parishes, S-Z| publisher = Charles Skilton| location = Edinburgh| isbn = 0-284-98821-9}}

|

| 1243

| 1243

|

Barking

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 439 839}}

|

| 1777

| 1738

| 1793

|

Barking

| Wellington Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 436 839}}

| Smock

|

| 1815

| Demolished 1926

| 150px

Barnes

| Mill Hill Mill

| Post

| 1673
1729
1733
1753

| 1443

| Blown down 15 October 1780

|

Barnes

| Mill Lodge Mill

| Smock

|

| 1783

| Demolished c. 1836

| 150px

Battersea

| Colour Mill

|

|

| 1645

| 1645

|

Battersea

| Corn mill

|

|

| 1645

| 1645

|

Battersea

| Lead Mill

|

|

| 1645

| 1645

|

Battersea

| Nine Elms Mill

| Post

| 1753
1777*

| 1753

| Standing in 1814, not on 1823 map, gone by 1828

|

Battersea

| Red House Mill

| Smock

| 1753
1777*

| 1753

| 1851

| 150px

Battersea

| Randall's Mill

| Tower

| 1762

| 1762

| 1836

|

Battersea

| Fowler's Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 269 770}}

| Horizontal

| 1790
1823

| 1788

| Dismantled c. 1825

| 150px

Bermondsey

| Cherry Garden Pier Mill

|

|

|

|

|

Bermondsey

| Abbey Mill #1

| Post

|

| 1805

| 1812

|

Bermondsey

| Abbey Mill #2

|

|

|

|

|

Bermondsey

| Poupart's Mill,
Blue Anchor Mill{{Cite news |title=Fires and Loss of Life |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=13 February 1866 |issue=12954 |page=7 }}

| Post

| 1753
1820
1823

| 1753

| Burnt down, 12 January 1866

|

Bermondsey

|

| Tower

|

| 1834

| 1844, probably demolished in the 1850s

|

Bexley

|

| Horizontal

|

| 1842

| Advertised for sale in 1842, no other details known.{{cite book | first=Rob |last=Cumming |title=The Windmills of North West Kent and Kentish London (and the men who built them) |publisher=Stenlake Publishing |location=Catrine |year=2014 |isbn=9781840336634 |page=6}}

|

Blackfriars

| Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 324 808}}

|

|

| 1696{{cite book | first = William| last = Coles Finch| author-link=William Coles Finch| year = 1933| title = Watermills and Windmills| publisher = C W Daniel Company| location = London}}

| 1748

|

Blackheath

| Lewisham Hill Mill

|

| 1695*
1745

| 1695

| 1745

|

Blackheath

| Morden Hill Mill

|

| 1745

| 1745

| 1750

|

Blackheath

| Black Heath

| Post

| 1769

| 1769

| 1819

| 150px

Blackheath

| Black Heath

| Post

| 1769

| 1769

| 1769

|

Bow

| Old Ford
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 365 835}}

| PostOne was a post mill, one was a smock mill. One of the mills was standing in 1823 and one in 1852, both appeared on the 1844 OS map.

| 1844

| 1823

| 1852

|

Bow

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 375 832}}

| Smock

| 1844

| 1823

| 1852

|

Brentford

| approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 172 786}}

|

|

| 1670

| 1703

|

Brentford

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 186 779}}

| Smock

|

| 1777

| 1828

|

Brixton

| Ashby's Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 303 737}}

| Tower

| 1816
1823

| 1816

|

| 150px

Brixton

| Brixton Hill Mill

| Smock

| 1816
1823

| 1803

| 1845

|

Bromley

|

| Post

| 1763
1769
1843

| 1665{{cite journal |date=February 1984| journal = Bygone Kent | volume = 6| issue = 2| pages =87–91| publisher = Meresborough Books | location = Rainham }}

| Demolished January 1835.{{cite journal |last1=Cumming |first1=Rob |year=2010|title=Bromley's Windmill:Debunking a few myths. |journal=Cant Post|publisher=Kent Mills Society |issue= 2 |location=Kent |pages=24–28 }}

|

Bromley by Bow

| Metcalfe's Mill
Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 379 825}}

|

| 1754

| 1754

| 1754

|

===C - D===

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
grid reference

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Camberwell

| Camberwell Mill
Freeman's Mill

| Post

| 1753

| 1709

| 1831

|

Camberwell

| Dovedale Manor mill

| Smock or Tower

| 1823
1850

| 1823

| 1850

|

Camberwell

| Frensham Street Mill

|

| 1820
1850

| 1820

| 1850

|

Camberwell

| Bree Kill Mill

| Post

| 1746*
1789

| 1746

| Demolition ordered 1815

|

Camerwell

|

| Post

|

| 1307

| 1307

|

Charlton

|

|

|

| 1660

| Burnt down, 1660

|

Chelsea

| Tothill Fields

| Smock

|

| 1799

| 1815

|

Chelsea

| Tothill Fields

| Post

|

| 1806

| 1806

|

Chelsea

| Thames Bank Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 287 780}}

| Smock

|

| 1832

| c. 1870Appears on painting Don Salter's Walk by Cecil Gordon Lawson

|

Chelsea

| Don Salter's Walk

| Smock

|

| c. 1870

| c. 1870

|

Chelsea

| Waterworks

| Smock

|

| 1752

| 1762

| 150px

Chelsfield

| Well Hill Mill

|

| 1769

| 1769

| 1769

|

Chislehurst

| Chislehurst Common Mill

| Smock

|

| 1796

| Demolished c.1877

|

Chiswick

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 211 786}}

| Post

| 1675

| 1675

| 1765

|

Chiswick

| Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 224 784}}

| Post

| 1675

| 1675

| 1675

|

City of London

| Mountmill, Cripplegate

|

|

| 1598

| Blown down 1601

|

City of London

| Queenhithe, Broken Wharf Waterworks

| Hollow post

| 1696
1724

| 1696

| 1748

|

City of London

| Peerless Pool, Moorfields

| Tower

|

| 18th century

| 18th century

|

Clapham

| Clapham Common Mill

|

| 1616

| 1652

| Possibly moved to Nightingale Lane, 1652

|

Clapham

| Nightingale Lane Mill

| Post

|

| 1680

| 1680

|

Clerkenwell

| Clerkenwell Priory

| Sunk post

|

| c. 1100{{cite book | first = and Mason, M T | last=Farries, K G | year = 1966| title = The Windmills of Surrey and Inner London| publisher = Charles Skilton Ltd| location = London}}

| c. 1100

|

Clerkenwell

| Commandery Martels
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 315 827}}

|

|

| 14th century

| 1430

|

Clerkenwell

| Farncroft
Stowell Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 317 825}}

|

|

| c. 1358

| 1399

|

Clerkenwell

|

|

|

| 16th century

| 16th century

|

Clerkenwell

| New River Head
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 312 827}}

| TowerSix sails

| 1709

| 1720Cap and sails blown off 20 November 1720, converted to horse power, Tower standing to full height in 1730 but had been reduced in height by 1799. Base remains standing.

|

|

Clerkenwell

| Mountmill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 319 826}}

|

| Early 16th century

| Blown down 16th century

|

|

Clerkenwell

| Mountmill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 319 826}}

| Post

| 1563
1658

| 1547

| 1647, gone by c. 1680

|

Clerkenwell

| Finsbury Fields, East Mill
Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 327 922}}

| Post

| 1563
1658
1660
1666
1669

| 1556

| 1669

|

Clerkenwell

| Finsbury Fields, West Mill

| Post

| 1563
1658
1660
1666
1669

| 1557

| 1669

|

Clerkenwell

| Finsbury Fields, Thomas Wells Mill

| Post

| 1563
1658
1660
1666
1669

| 1558

| 1669

|

Clerkenwell

| Finsbury Fields, 4th mill

| Post

|

| 1561

| Blown down c. 1600

|

Clerkenwell

| Finsbury Fields, 5th mill

| Post

| 1658
1660
1666
1669

| 1617

| 1669

|

Clerkenwell

| Finsbury Fields, 6th mill

| Post

| 1658
1660
1666
1669

| 1617

| 1669

|

Clerkenwell

| Finsbury Fields, 7th mill

| Post

| 1658
1660
1666

| 1617

| 1669

|

Coulsdon Common

| North side of Stites Hill Road

| Post

| 1762
1777*
1789
1816
1823

| 1762

| Demolished c. 1880

|

Coulsdon Common

| South side of Stites Hill Road

| Post

| 1789
1816
1823

| 1777

| Demolished 1924

|

Cranford

| Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 102 774}}

|

|

| 1604

| Demolished 1625

|

Cranham

|

| Post

|

| 1463

| 1463

|

Croydon

| Crown Hill Mill

|

|

|

|

|

Croydon

| Gardiner's Mill
Croydon Mill

| Post

| 1762
1777*
1789
1816

| 1744

| Demolished c. 1814

|

Croydon

| Black Mill

| Post

| 1823

| 1814

| Demolished c. 1855

|

Croydon

| White Mill

| Smock

|

| 1828

| Demolished c. 1862

|

Croydon

| Noakes's Mill

| Tower

| 1863

| 1852

| 1863

|

Dagenham

| Becontree Heath Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 495 867}}

| Smock

|

| 1816

| Burnt down January 1869

|

Dagenham

| Chadwell Heath Mill (north)
Little Jenny
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 480 884}}

| Post

| 1777

| 1765

| 1898

|

Dagenham

| Chadwell Heath Mill (west)
Miss Bentley
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 480 883}}

| Post

| 1903

| 1820

| Demolished c. 1906

|

Dagenham

| Chadwell Heath Mill (south)
Long Sally
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 481 883}}

| Post

|

| 1785

| Demolished c. 1893

|

Dagenham

| Beam Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 501 832}}

| Smock

| 1825

| 1825<

| 1884

|

Deptford

| Black Horse Fields Mill

| Smock

|

| 1843

| Burnt down 1854

|

Deptford

| Windmill Lane Mill

|

| 1832

| 1832

| 1832

|

Deptford

| Tanners Hill Mill

| Post

|

| 1840Drawing dated 1840 exists

| Demolished 1849

| 150px

Downe

| Gorringes Farm Mill

| Tower

|

| 1843

| Burnt down 1902

|

Dulwich

| Dolwich Common Mill

| Post

|

| 1814

| 1814

| 150px

=E - F=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
grid reference

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Ealing

|

|

|

| 1318

| Blown down c. 1409

|

Ealing

|

|

|

| 1431

| 1431

|

East Ham

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 420 831}}

| Post

|

| 1267

| 1309

|

East Ham

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 412 850}}

|

| 1724*

| 1724

| 1728

|

East Ham

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 419 819}}

| Post

|

| 1741

| 1741

|

East Ham

| Clock House Farm Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 427 833}}

|

|

| 1872

| Burnt down c. 1891

|

Edmonton

|

|

|

| 1272

| 1359

|

Edmonton

| Weir Hall Mill
approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 328 926}}

| Post

|

| 1627

| 1801

|

Edmonton

| Silver Street Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 329 928}}

| Post

|

| 1819

| 1920

| 150px

Eltham

| Mottingham Mill

|

|

|

|

|

Enfield

|

|

|

| 1284

| 1284

|

Enfield

| Windmill Hill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 317 967}}

| Post

|

| 1635

| Blown down 18th century

|

Enfield

| Windmill Hill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 317 967}}

| Smock

| 1790

| 1790

| Demolished September 1904

| 150px

Enfield

| Mill Corner
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 247 976}}

|

|

| 1635

| 1740, gone by 1777

|

Erith

| Northumberland Heath Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 502 772}}

| Post

|

| 1843

| Blown down 1 January c.1892
[http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/2643.htm Windmill World]

|

Feltham

| Lower Feltham
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 094 710}}

|

| 1762

| 1762

| 1762

|

Finchley

|

|

|

| 1252

| 1398

|

Finchley

| Basings Pond

|

|

| 1627

| 1734, gone by 1754

|

Finchley

| Lodge Hill

|

| 1648

| 1648

| 1648

|

Fulham

|

|

|

| 1404

| 1404

|

Fulham

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 768 239}}

|

| 1790

| 1632

| Demolished 1794

|

=G -H=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
grid reference

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Greenwich

| Greenwich Reach Mill

| Post

|

|

|

|

Greenwich

| Greenwich Reach Mill

| Smock

|

|

|

| file:London-and-greenwich-railway-1837.png

Hackney

| Union Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 341 834}}

|

|

| 1833

| 1851, gone by 1856

|

Hackney

| Regent's Canal

| Vertical axle mill

|

| 1828

| 1828

|

Hadley

|

|

|

| 1288

| 1288

|

Hadley

| Beacon Hill

|

|

| 1629

| 1629, gone by 1636

|

Hadley

| Beacon Hill

|

|

| 1649

| 1649, gone by 1698

|

Hadley

| Hadley Green
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 246 967}}

|

|

| 1821

| 1821, gone by 1827

|

Hadley

| Hadley Green
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 246 967}}

|

|

| 1827

| 1867, gone by 1870

|

Hampstead

|

|

|

| 1270

| Blown down 1294

|

Hampstead

|

|

|

| 1295

| 1399

|

Hampstead

| Coneyfield

| Post

|

| 1597

| 1661, gone by 1680

|

Hampstead

| Cloth Hill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 263 861}}

| Post

|

| 1614

| 1728, gone by 1759

|

Hampstead

| Highgate

|

|

| 1601

| 1601, gone by 1641

|

Hampton

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 139 711}}

| Smock

|

| 1791

| Demolished 1874

|

Hanwell

|

|

|

| 1258

| 1343

|

Harrow

|

|

|

| 1236

| 1353

|

Harrow

| Sudbury Hill

|

| 1695

| 1622

| 1695

|

Harrow

| Sudbury Hill

|

| 1695

| 1695

| 1695

|

Harrow

| Wembley Hill

|

| 1673

| 1672

| 1693

|

Havering

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 520 926}}

| Post

|

| 1262

| 1262

|

Hayes

| Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 095 818}}

|

| 1675

| 1675

| 1675

|

Hendon

|

|

|

| 1321

| 1321

|

Hendon

| Goldeherd's Mill

|

|

| 15th century

| 15th century

|

Hendon

| Mill Hill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 223 934}}

|

| 1679

| 1679

| 1685

|

Hillingdon

|

|

|

| 1328

| 1328

|

Holborn

| Gray's Inn
Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 313 819}}

|

|

| 1505

| 1505, gone by 1507

|

Holborn

| Old St Paul's

| Post

| 1616

| 1616

| 1616

|

Holborn

| Old St Paul's, York Buildings Waterwirjs

| Hollow Post

|

| 1684

| Burnt down 1690

|

Hornchurch

|

| Post

|

| 1222

| 1256

|

Hornchurch

| New Mill
Marks Mill

| Post

|

| 1355

| 1396

|

Hornchurch

| Marks Hall Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 487 893}}

| Post

| 1724

| 1365

| Demolished c. 1760

|

Hornchurch

| Marks Mill
Marks Gate Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 486 899}}

| Smock

|

| 1818

| Demolished May 1919

|

Hornchurch

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 543 867}}

| Post

| 1678

| 1678

| Burnt down June 1921

|

Hornchurch

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 510 838}}

| Post

|

| 1240

| 1240

|

Hornchurch

| Marditch Mill
Mardyke Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 510 840}}

| Post

| 1724

| 1564

| 1724

|

Hornchurch

| Bush Elms Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 528 880}}

| Post

|

| 1833

| 1855, gone by 1864

|

Hounslow

|

|

|

| 162

| 1362

|

Hounslow

| Brazil Mill
Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 115 744}}

| Smock

|

| 1757

| 1757

|

Hounslow

| Syon Park

| Vertical axle mill

|

|

|

|

Hounslow

| Hounslow Heath
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 119 752}}

| Post

| 1816

| 1765

| 1816, gone by 1818

|

Hounslow

| Heston Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 119 752}}

| Post

|

| 1818

| Burnt down 24 August 1895

|

=I - L=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
grid reference

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Isleworth

|

|

|

| 1370

| 1370

|

Islington

| Canonbury

|

|

| 1306

| 1306

|

Islington

| White Lead MillFive sails
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 328 839}}

| Tower

|

| 1786

| 1868

|

Islington

| White Lead Mill

| Tower

|

| 1792

| 1868

|

Islington

| Cattle Market (two mills)

| Hollow post

|

| 1820

| 1837

|

Islington

| Water Works

| Tower

|

| 1730

| 1767

|

Kensington

| Hyde Park

| Post

|

| 1543

| 1660

|

Keston

| Keston Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 415 640}}

| Post

| 1736
1769

| 1716

|

| 150px

Keston

| Olive's Mill

|

|

| 1878

| Burnt down 1885{{cite web|url=http://www.millsarchive.com/kent/millpeople/Kent%20Mill%20People.htm |publisher=The Mills Archive Trust |title=Directory of Kent Mill People |access-date=May 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704070506/http://www.millsarchive.com/kent/millpeople/Kent%20Mill%20People.htm |archive-date=July 4, 2008 }}

|

Keston

| Holwood Park Mill

|

|

|

|

|

Kew

| Kew Mill

| Smock Mill

|

| Late 18th century

| Late 18th century

|

Kingsbury

| Redhill

|

|

| 1675

| 1738, gone by 1754

|

Laleham

|

|

|

| 14th century

| 1698

|

Laleham

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 705 055}}

|

| 1816

| 1816

| 1834

|

Lambeth

| South end of Waterloo Bridge

| Paltrok

| 1658
1720

| 1658

| 1760

|

Lambeth

| South end of Hungerford Bridge

| Post

| 1762
1763
1777*

| 1762

| Demolished 1848

|

Lambeth

| Junction of Ethelred Street and Hutton Road

|

| 1762
1763

| 1762

| 1763

|

Lambeth

| Junction of Newport Street and Whitgift Street

| Smock

|

| 1753

| 1830

|

Lambeth

| Drug Mill

| Tower

|

| 1737

| Demolished 1867{{cite web|url=http://partleton.co.uk/EarlyLambeth.htm |title=A Short(ish) History of Lambeth 1720-1899 |publisher=Partleton |access-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226230007/http://partleton.co.uk/EarlyLambeth.htm |archive-date=26 December 2014 }}

| 150px

Lambeth

| Cons Street Mill

| Smock

| 1800
1816

| 1800

| Demolished c. 1840

| 150px

Lee

|

|

|

| 1843

| Demolished c.1850

|

Leyton

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 384 868}}

| Post

| 1724*

| 1724

| 1739

|

Leyton

| Temple Mills
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 376 855}}

|

| 1818

| 1770

| 1818, gone by 1838

|

Limehouse

|

| Paltrok mill

|

| 1663

| Destroyed in a riot, 1663

|

Limehouse

|

| Smock

|

| 1768

| Destroyed in a riot, 1768

|

Limehouse

|

| Smock

|

| 1791

| 1791

|

=M - P=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
grid reference

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Marylebone

|

|

|

| 1708

| 1708

|

Mayfair

| Bond Street

|

| 1647
1666
1675

| 1647

| 1675

|

Mitcham Common

| Mitcham Common Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 292 678}}

| Post

|

| 1806

| Dismantled 1905
[http://www.windmillworld.com/millid/2612.htm Windmill World]

| 150px

Monthill

|

|

|

| Early 17th century

| Early 17th century

|

Newington

|

|

| 1658
1675
1746*
1763

| 1658

| Demolished 1799

|

North Ockendon

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 599 851}}

| Post

|

| 1610

| 1840

|

Northolt

| Dabb's Hill Lane
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 1386 8552}}

|

|

|

|

|

Northolt

| Mill Post Field
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 1250 8250}}

| Post mill

|

|

|

|

Norton Folgate

|

| Smock

|

|

|

|

Norwood

| Westow Hill Mill

|

|

| 1812

| Demolished c. 1854

|

Perivale

|

|

|

| 1342

| 1342

|

Perivale

|

|

|

| 17th century

| 17th century

|

Pinner

|

|

|

| c. 1285

| c. 1285

|

Pinner

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 112 903}}

|

|

| 1619

| Blown down 1721

|

Pinner

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 112 903}}

| Smock

|

| 1720s

| Burnt down 1872

|

Plumstead Common

| Plumstead Common Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 448 779}}

| Tower

|

| 1820

|

| 150px

Poplar

| Millwall, Browns Mill

| Post

| 1723
1731

| 1723

| 1781

|

Poplar

| Millwall, Smith's Mill

| Post

| 1723
1731

| 1723

| 1772

|

Poplar

| Millwall, Smith's Mill
Middle Mill

| Post

| 1723
1731

| 1723

| 1765

|

Poplar

| Millwall, Smith's Mill

| Post

| 1723
1731

| 1723

| 1731

|

Poplar

| Millwall, Baker's Mill

| Post

| 1723
1731

| 1703

| 1804

|

Poplar

| Millwall, Churn's Mill
Chinn's Mill

| Post

| 1723
1731

| 1723

| 1805

|

Poplar

| Millwall, Ward's Mill
Theobalds Mill

| Post

| 1723
1731

| 1723

| 1731

|

Poplar

| Millwall, Ward's Mill

| Post

| 1723
1731

| 1723

| 1731

|

Poplar

| Millwall (ninth mill)

| Post

| 1723
1731

|

|

|

Poplar

| Millwall (tenth mill)

| Smock

| 1703
1731
1824

| 1703

| 1853, gone by 1859

|

Poplar

| Blackwall

| Smock

|

| 1840

| 1840

|

=R - S=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
grid reference

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Richmond

|

| Post

| 1635
1673
1733

| 1635

| 1730, gone by 1764

|

Romford

| Pratt Collier's Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 507 884}}

| Post

|

| 1728

| 1863, gone by 1868

|

Romford

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 515 893}}

| Post

| 1678

| 1618

| 1696

|

Romford

| Edward Collier's Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 517 893}}

| Post

|

| 1728

| 1861

|

Romford

| Rising Sun Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 515 885}}

| Post

|

| 1618

| 1871, gone by 1876

|

Romford

| Collier Row Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 503 911}}

| Post

|

| 1815

| Demolished c. 1862

|

Romford

| Pettits Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 513 903}}

|

| 1777

| 1775

| 1777

|

Rotherhithe

| Cuckold's Point Mills

|

|

| 1662 (three)

| 1810 (one)

|

Ruislip

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 099 876}}

|

|

| 1294

| 1294

|

Shadwell

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 354 807}}

|

| 1824

| 1824

| 1824

|

Shirley

| Shirley Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 355 652}}

| Post

|

| 1809

| Burnt down October 1854

|

Shirley

| Shirley Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 355 652}}

| Tower

|

| 1855

|

| 150px

Shoreditch

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 335 836}}

| Tower

| 1824

| 1782

| 1829

|

Soho

| Rathbone Place
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 249 819}}

| Tower

|

| 1721

| 1787

|

Soho

| Windmill Field (believed near latter day Great Windmill Street, London W1)

| Post mill (may have been rebuilt as a smock mill after about 1650)

|

| Circa 1585

| Late 18c

|

Southall

| Grand Junction Canal
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 144 797}}

|

|

| 1721

| Demolished 1855

| 150px

Southall

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 143 809}}

| Smock

|

| 1820s

| 1886

|

Southwark

| St George's Fields

| Post

|

| 1616

| 1662

|

Southwark

| St Georges Fields

| Post

|

| 1616

| 1677

|

Southwark

| Widflete Mill

| Tower

|

| 1710

| 1724

|

Southwark

|

| Post

| 1746*

| 1746

| Demolished 1820

|

Stanmore

|

|

|

| Mid-13th century

| Mid-13th century

|

Stanmore

|

|

|

| 1352

| 1352

|

Stanmore

|

|

|

| 1547

| 1547

|

Stanmore

| Grimsditch
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 168 940}}

|

|

| 1306

| 1680

|

St Clement Danes

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 311 812}}

| Post

|

| 1558

| 1615

|

Stepney

|

|

|

| 1325

| 1342

|

Stepney

| Ratcliffe

|

|

| 1713

| 1713

|

St George Hanover Square

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 287 183}}

|

| 1675

| 1675

| 1675, later moved to Mill Hill Place

|

St George Hanover Square

| Mill Hill Place

|

|

|

|

|

St George Hanover Square

| St George's Hospital
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 284 798}}

| Hollow post

|

| Mid-18th century

| Mid-18th century

|

St James's

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 296 807}}

| Tower

| 1658

| Early 17th century

| 1647

|

Stoke Newington

|

|

|

| 1813

| 1852

|

Streatham

| Streatham Mill

|

| 1816
1823

| 1816

| 1823

|

St Sepulchre

| Newgate Prison

| Hollow post

|

| 1752

| Demolished 1778

|

Surbiton

| Surbiton Hill Mill

|

| 1816
1823

| 1805

| Demolished 1850

|

Sydenham

| Sydenham Mill

|

|

| 19th century

| 19th century

|

=T - W=

class="wikitable"
Location

! Name of mill and
grid reference

! Type

! Maps

! First mention
or built

! Last mention
or demise

! Photograph

Totteridge

|

|

|

| 1277{{cite book | first = Cyril| last = Moore| year = 1999| title = Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers| publisher = Windsup Publishing| location = Sawbridgeworth| isbn = 0-9533861-0-4}}

| 1277

|

Twickenham

|

|

|

| 14th century

| 14th century

|

Twickenham

|

|

| 1635

| 1635

| 1635

|

Twickenham

| Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 138 729}}

|

| 1635

| 1635

| 1675, gone by 1743

|

Twickenham

| Whitton

|

|

| 1722

| 1722

|

Twickenham

| Fulwell Watermill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 144 728}}

|

|

| 1799

| 1799

|

Upminster

| Upminster Common Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 558 904}}

| Post

| 1724*

| 1652

| Demolished 1882

|

Upminster

| Abraham's Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 557 868}}

| Smock

|

| 1803

|

| 150px

Walthamstow

| Walthamstow Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 395 910}}

| Post

| 1700
1805

| 1676

| Blown down c. 1800

|

Wandsworth

|

| Post

|

| 1535

| Moved to Wimbledon Common c. 1613

|

Wandsworth

| Middle Mill

|

| 1762
1777

| 1762

| 1835

|

Wandsworth

| Brazil Mill

| Smock

|

| 1811

| Sail-less in 1825, demolished later

| 150px

Wandsworth

| Wandsworth Common Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 267 745}}

| Smock mill

|

| 1837

|

| 150px

Wandsworth

| Blackmore's Mill

|

|

|

|

|

West Ham

| City Mill River Mill (north)
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 379 838}}

| Post

|

| 1774

| Moved to Shirley, Surrey c. 1809

|

West Ham

| City Mill River Mill (south)
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 380 838}}

| Post

| 1746

| 1746

| Moved to Nobshill c. 1807

|

West Ham

| St Thomas’ Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 380 834}}

| Post

|

| 1702

| 1724, gone by 1730

|

West Ham

| St Thomas’ Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 380 834}}

| Post

| 1746

| 1730

| 1746

|

West Ham

| Pudding Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 379 836}}

| Post

| 1777*

| 1724

| 1844, gone by 1854

|

West Ham

| Nobshill Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 376 841}}

| Post

|

| 1807

| 1870

|

West Ham

| Stent's Mill
Redcross Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 381 839}}

| Post

| 1724
1746
1777*

| 1720

| 1849

|

West Ham

| Three Mills
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 348 827}}

| Post

| 1724
1746

| 1699

| 1837, gone by 1840

|

West Ham

| Abbey Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 388 833}}

| Post

|

| 1682

| Blown down 1701

|

West Ham

| Abbey Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 388 833}}

| Smock

|

| 1703

| Demolished c. 1767

|

West Ham

| Abbey Mill

| Smock

|

| 1768

| Burnt down 30 April 1862

|

West Ham

| Pigeon's Mill (north)
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 397 847}}

| Smock

| 1746

| 1746

| 1746

|

West Ham

| Pigeon's Mill (south)
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 397 846}}

| Smock

| 1724
1746
1777*

| 1724

| Demolished October 1860

|

West Ham

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 411 814}}

|

|

| 1668

| 1752

|

West Ham

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 398 853}}

|

| 1825

| 1825

| 1825

|

West Ham

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 401 811}}

|

|

| 1739

| 1739

|

West Ham

| Industrial School

|

| 1893

| 1854

| Demolished c. 1893

|

Westminster

|

|

|

| 1279

| 1306

|

Westminster

| White Lead Mill, Millbank

| Smock

|

| c. 1800

| c. 1800

|

Westminster

| The Strand

| Post

| 1616

| 1615

| 1696

|

West Norwood

|

|

|

| 1433

| 1496

|

West Norwood

|

| Post

| 1635

| 1611

| 1676

|

Whitechapel

| Fieldgate Street
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 343 816}}

| Post

|

| 1643

| 1658

|

Whitechapel

| Fieldgate Street
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 342 814}}

| Smock

| 1724

| 1724

| 1807

|

Whitechapel

| Commercial Road

|

|

| 1806

| 1806

|

Willesden

|

|

|

| 1295

| Demolished 1365

|

Willesden

| Dudden Hill
Approximately
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 218 854}}

| Post

|

| 1616

| 1817

|

Willesden

| Kilburn Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 245 848}}

| Smock

|

| 1803

| Burnt down 1863

|

Wimbledon Common

| Tibbett's Corner Mill

| Post

|

| c. 1613

| 1636

|

Wimbledon Common

| Wimbledon Common Mill
{{gbmappingsmall|TQ 230 725}}

| Hollow post, rebuilt as Smock in 1893

|

| 1816

|

| 150px

Woodford

| {{gbmappingsmall|TQ 400 920}}

|

| 1678

| 1628

| 1710

|

Woolwich

| Co-operative Mill

|

|

| 1760

| Burnt down 16 March 1760

|

Woolwich

| Co-operative Mill

| Smock

| 1769

| 1760

| 1845

|

Maps

  • c.1563 "Woodcut" (or "Agas") map of LondonMap of Middlesex
  • 1610 John SpeedMap of Surrey
  • 1616 John Visscher
  • 1626
  • 1635 Moses Glover (Map of the Isleworth Hundred)
  • 1647 Wenceslas Hollar (Long View of London from Bankside)
  • 1648 John Norden
  • 1658 William FaithorneSurveyed 1643-47.
  • 1659 William Faithorne
  • 1660 Frederick De Wit
  • 1666 Ben Gerlen
  • 1673 Richard Blome
  • 1675 John Ogilby
  • 1678 John Ogilby & William Morgan
  • 1695 Robert Morden
  • 1695*Robert Morden
  • 1696 Robert Morden
  • 1700 Robert Morden & John Pask
  • 1700*
  • 1703 Joel Gascoigne (survey of the Parish of Stepney)
  • 1720 Dr Harris
  • 1723 Sutton Nicholl (A prospect of Greenwich & London)
  • 1724 Sutton Nicholl (View of London and Southwark)
  • 1724* John Warburton, Joseph Bland & Payler Smith
  • 1729 John Sennex
  • 1731 C du Box (A view of Greenwich)
  • 1733 John Seller
  • 1736 Emanuel Bowen
  • 1742 John Seller
  • 1746 John Rocque
  • 1746* John Rocque
  • 1753 Emanuel Bowen
  • 1754 John Rocque
  • 1762 John Rocque
  • 1763 John Rocque
  • 1769 Andrews, Dury and HerbertMap of Kent
  • 1777 John Chapman and Peter AndréMap of Essex
  • 1777*Andrews & Dury
  • 1789 Lindley & Crosley
  • 1790 William Faden
  • 1800 Laurie & Whittle
  • 1816 Ordnance Survey
  • 1818 Christopher & John Greenwood
  • 1819 Ordnance Survey
  • 1830 Ordnance Survey
  • 1823 Bryant
  • 1824 Christopher Greenwood ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110406112050/http://users.bathspa.ac.uk/greenwood/imagemap.html Map of London])
  • 1825 Christopher Greenwood
  • 1832 Cary (Map of Deptford)
  • 1843 Ordnance Survey
  • 1844 Ordnance Survey
  • 1850 C Knight
  • 1863 Ordnance Survey
  • 1893 Ordnance Survey
  • 1903 Ordnance Survey

Notes

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

;Bexleyheath

May Place Mill, listed in Watermills and Windmills under Bexleyheath, actually stood just within Crayford, and has an entry at the List of windmills in Kent.

;Finsbury Fields

The last of the Finsbury Fields windmills was demolished c. 1750 to make way for St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy.

;Millwall

Three mills were standing in 1835, two in 1845. The last mill standing was the smock mill, as detailed above.

Sources

Unless indicated otherwise, the source for all entries is {{cite book | first = Guy| last = Blythman| year = 1996| title = Watermills & Windmills of Middlesex| publisher = Baron Birch|isbn= 0-86023-538-6}}.

References

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{{Commons category|Windmills in London}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Windmills In London}}

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