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Over Windmill is a post mill dating from the eighteenth century, located in the parish of Over in Cambridgeshire. The structure represents a significant example of vernacular industrial architecture from the Georgian period, embodying the technological and economic development of grain milling in the English Fenland region. The mill survives as a substantial timber-framed building mounted on a brick base, preserving evidence of its working mechanisms and the craftsmanship characteristic of provincial millwright practice. The site constitutes an important record of rural industrial heritage and continues to demonstrate the architectural solutions employed in post mill construction during the early modern period.
Over Windmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006869. View the official record →
Over Windmill is a post mill dating from the eighteenth century, located in the parish of Over in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006869.
Over 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 1006869.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Priory earthworks (1.9 km), 'Castle Hill' earthworks (2.1 km), Five bowl barrows 790m north west of Chain House, part of the Over round barrow cemetery (3.2 km).
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