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Stansted windmill is a post mill located in Essex, dating to the eighteenth century. The structure exemplifies the post mill design, a wooden-framed type of windmill mounted on a central post that allows the entire body of the mill to rotate to face the wind. The mill represents an important survival of the vernacular industrial architecture characteristic of Essex, a county with a long tradition of windmill construction and grain milling. Though the specific details of its construction date and operational history require reference to the full heritage record, the mill remains a significant example of pre-industrial mechanical technology in the English landscape.
Stansted windmill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002169. View the official record →
Stansted windmill is a post mill located in Essex, dating to the eighteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002169.
Stansted 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 1002169.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Waytemore Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately south of the River Stort (3.8 km), Portingbury Hills (4.9 km), Old Rectory moated site, Glebe House (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stansted 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.
Stansted windmill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.