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Post mill at Church Hills is a post mill structure located in Wiltshire, England. The monument represents a significant example of early mill engineering, with the post mill form being characteristic of medieval and early modern grain milling technology. Post mills of this type typically feature a wooden superstructure mounted upon a substantial wooden post or trestle, allowing the entire building to rotate to face into the wind. The Church Hills example contributes to the archaeological record of Wiltshire's industrial heritage and rural economy.
Post mill at Church Hills is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018126. View the official record →
Post mill at Church Hills is a post mill structure located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018126.
Post mill at Church Hills 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 1018126.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bincknoll Camp (4.8 km), Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm (5.5 km), Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Post mill at Church Hills'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.
Post mill at Church Hills stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.