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Bocking windmill is a post mill located in Bocking, Essex, which dates from the early eighteenth century. The structure represents a significant example of Essex's considerable milling heritage during the period when windmills served as essential processing facilities for the region's agricultural economy. The mill retains much of its original timber framing and mechanical components, though like many mills of its type it has undergone various repairs and modifications to maintain its function over successive centuries. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important physical record of pre-industrial grain processing technology and rural Essex life.
Bocking windmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005572. View the official record →
Bocking windmill is a post mill located in Bocking, Essex, which dates from the early eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005572.
Bocking windmill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005572.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote at The Old Deanery, 380m south of Bocking Hall (0.9 km), Well house and donkey wheel at Gosfield Hall (4 km), Moated site and two fishponds at Black Notley churchyard, 20m east of St Peter's and St Paul's Church (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bocking windmill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bocking windmill stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.