List of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire

This is a list of windmills in the East Riding of the English county of Yorkshire.

Beverley

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Beverley	Beverley Westwood[1]			1558[1]	1558[1]
Beverley	Beverley Westwood	Post		1625	Demolished 1868
Beverley	Far Mill TA 021 390	Post	1775	1706	Demolished 1803
Beverley	Far Mill Black Mill High Mill Baitson's Mill[1] TA 021 390	tower		1803	Windmill World
Beverley	Victoria Mill TA 020 382	Tower			Truncated Windmill World
Beverley	Union Mill Anti-mill[1][2] TA 022 385	Tower		1802	Truncated 1897 Windmill World
Beverley	Hither Mill	post		1620	blown down c. 1714[1]
Beverley	Hither Mill	Post		1741	Demolished 1773
Beverley	Hither Mill First Mill[1] Low Mill[1][2]	Tower	1775	1773	Demolished 1856
Beverley	Lowson's Mill	Tower		1801
Beverley	Parks Mill	Tower		c. 1820
Beverley	Queensgate Whiting Works			1837
Beverley	Catterson's Mill
Beverley	Crathorne's Mill	Tower		1868	1868
Beverley	Victoria Mill	Tower		1837	1846[3]
Beverley	Butt Close Mill[1] Fishwick's Mill	Post		1761	Demolished 1861
Beverley	Grovehill[4]			Late 16th century[5]	Demolished mid-17th century[4]
Beverley	Norwood[5]			1443[6]	Late 16th century[4]
Beverley	Ridings Fields (two mills)[7]			15th century[7]	15th century[7]

Hull

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Hull	Newland Mill, Beverley Road	Tower			Demolished 1881, machinery to Trusthorpe Mill, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire[8]
Hull		Tower		1787
Hull		Tower		1801
Hull	Damson Lane Mill[2]			1843	1912
Hull	Stoneferry[2]		1775	1775	1841
Hull	Stoneferry (2nd mill)[2]			1841	1841
Hull	Stoneferry Sawmill[9]			1819	1819
Hull	Anlaby Road Oil Mill			1830s	1830s
Hull	Stepney Mill, Beverley Road	tower		1883	1883
Hull	Humber Bank Mill	Tower		1770
Hull	Cent-per-Cent Street Mill[2]	Smock		1820s	1820s
Hull	Brickworks	Hollow post
Hull	Blundell's Mill, Spring Row	Tower		1829	1829
Hull	Marfleet Mill[10]			1595[10]	1595[10]
Hull	Sculcoates Mill[11]			1558[11]	1558[11]
Hull	Myton (two mills)[12]			1293[12]	1345[12]
Hull	Wyke upon Hull[12]			1293[12]	1293[12]
Hull	Hull Street Mill, North Gate[12]
Hull	Southcoates Lane Mill[13]	Tower[13]		1846[13]	1866[13]
Hull	Holderness Road Mill TA 120 300	Tower		c. 1820[14]	Windmill World
Hull	Holderness Road Mill[15]	Tower
Hull	Subscription Mill Anti-Mill, Holderness Road	Tower		1801	1855[13]
Hull	Waddingham's Mill, Holderness Road	Tower[13]		1855[13]	1859[13]
Hull	Eyre's Mill, Holderness Road TA 123 309	Tower			Windmill World
Hull	Holderness Road (6th mill)			1846[13]	1846[13]
Hull	Holderness Road (7th mill)			1846[13]	1846[13]
Hull	Holderness Road (8th mill)			1846[13]	1846[13]
Hull	Holderness Road (9th mill)			1846[13]	1846[13]
Hull	Holderness Road (10th mill)			1846[13]	1846[13]

Other locations

Location	Name of mill and grid reference	Type	Maps	First mention or built	Last mention or demise	Photograph
Aldbrough	Bewick Manor[16]			14th century[16]	14th century[16]
Aldbrough	Old Mill[16]			1685[16]	c. 1905[16]
Aldbrough	Carlton[16]			Mid-16th century[16]	Mid-16th century[16]
Aldbrough	Aldbrough Mill[16]			c. 1764[16]	c. 1930[16]
Anlaby		Post	1775	1657	Demolished 1909
Anlaby	Providence Mill	Tower	1826 1853	1805	1853, gone by 1889[17]
Arnold				1588[18]	1588[18]
Arram				13th century[19]	13th century[19]
Asselby	Asselby Mill	Post
Atwick	Atwick Mill	Midlands post		1828[19]	c. 1900[19]
Bainton	Bainton Mill SE 964 527	Tower		1818	Windmill World
Barmby on the Marsh				1295	1295
Barmston				16th century[20]	1722[20]
Beeford				Late 12th century[21]	Moved to Dringhoe late 14th century[21]
Beeford	Beeford Mill TA 130 535	Post		Late 16th century[21]	Demolished 1820
Beeford	Beeford Mill TA 130 535	Tower		1820	Windmill World
Bempton	Sewerby Mill TA 189 714	Tower			Windmill World
Bilton				16th century[22]	17th century[22]
Bishop Burton	South Mill SE 993 393	Tower			Windmill World
Bishop Burton	SE 993 407	Post
Bishop Wilton	Bishop Wilton Mill SE 790 550	Tower		1829	Windmill World
Brandesburton				1223[23]	1223[23]
Brandesburton				Late 18th century[23]	Late 18th century[23]
Bridlington	Bridge Mill (Bridlington Priory)			1539	Burnt down 1539
Bridlington	Duke's Mill TA 180 688	Tower		1800	Windmill World
Broomfleet	Brickworks	Post
Buckton	Buckton Mill TA 180 715	Tower			Windmill World
Burton Agnes				1265	1265
Burton Constable				1294[24]	1294[24]
Burton Constable				17th century[24]	Demolished c. 1828[24]
Burton Fleming				Late 13th century	Late 13th century
Burton Pidsea				1260s[25]	1260s[25]
Burton Pidsea	South Field Mill[25]		1772	1616[25]	1772, gone by 1852[25]
Burton Pidsea	Burton Pidsea Mill TA 244 309	Tower		1834	Windmill World
Catwick	Hildyard Mill[26]			Late 15th century[26]	Late 15th century[26]
	Catwick Mill	Midlands post	1722 1829	1722[26]	Demolished 1911
Coniston	South Field[27]			18th century[27]	18th century[27]
Cottingham	Low Mill	Tower		1780
Cottingham	North Mill	Tower		1813	Demolished 1900
Drewton				1212	1212
Driffield	North End Mill[2]	Tower		1819	Demolished c. 1882
Dringhoe	Cauce estate[28]			1325[28]	1325[28]
Dringhoe				Late 14th century[28]	16th century[28]
Dringhoe				c. 1800[28]	1905[28]
Easington				1260	1260
Easington	Easington Mill	Tower
East Cowick	East Cowick Mill SE 665 212	Composite			Windmill World
Ellerby	St Quintins			1223[29]	1223[29]
Ellerby	West Field[29]			1596[29]	1596[29]
Ellerby	Ellerby Mill NZ 800 140	Tower		1855[29]	Windmill World
Ellerker	Ellerker Mill	Tower		1822
Ellerton	Ellerton Mill SE 712 399	Tower			Windmill World
Etherdwick				1600[16]	Demolished c. 1753[16]
Etton	Etton Mill	Sunk post		1315	1712
Etton	Etton Mill SE 981 428	Post	1775	1775	Demolished c. 1780
Etton	Etton Mill SE 981 428	Tower		c. 1780	Windmill World
Fimber		Sunk post
Fimber	(later mill on same site)	Sunk post
Flamborough		Post
Flinton				Early 16th century[30]	Early 16th century[30]
Fosham				1577[16]	1578[16]
Foston on the Wolds	Foston Mill TA 092 548	Tower		1820	Windmill World
Fraisthorpe				c. 1212	c. 1212
Ganstead				1334[31]	1334[31]
Ganstead				1602[31]	1602[31]
Ganstead	Ganstead Mill	Midlands post		1796	Demolished 1909
Garton				c. 1600[32]	c. 1600[32]
Garton	Blue Mill TA 261 537	Tower		Mid-1820s[32]	Windmill World
Gilberdyke	Union Mill	Tower		c. 1800
Goole	Timms Mill[2] SE 740 239	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century[33]	Windmill World
Goole	Herons's Mill SE 750 237	Tower			Windmill World
Goole	Goole Field's Mill SE 758 213	Tower			Windmill World
Goole	Greenfield's Mill	Tower		1840
Goxhill				1325[34]	1325[34]
Great Cowden				1303[35]	1337[35]
Grindale				1295	1295
Halsham				1294	1294
Hemingbrough				1276	1276
Hemingbrough		Post	1775	1609	1913
Hessle	Cliff Mill[2] TA 022 254	Tower		1806[36]	Windmill World
Hessle	Hessle Mill	Tower		1791	1791
Hollym				1326	1326
Hollym	Hollym Mill	Post		Late 18th century	1820s
Hook	Cemetery Mill	Tower
Hornsea	East Mill[37]			1539[37]	1610[37]
Hornsea	West Mill[37]			1539[37]	1610[37]
Hornsea	Beck Mill[37]				Blown down 1732[37]
Hornsea	Atwick Road Mill[37] TA 197 479		1772	1772[37]	Demolished 1820
Hornsea	Hornsea Mill TA 197 479	Tower		1820	1921[37] Windmill World
Hornsea	Brickworks,[2] (site later occupied by Hornsea Pottery)	Tower		1865[37]
Hornsea	Hornsea Burton[37]			1584[37]	1663[37]
Howden	Hail Mill SE 754 277	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century[38]	Windmill World
Howden	Howden Brickworks	Tower		1873
Hutton Cranswick	Hutton Cranswick Mill TA 023 530	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century[39]	Windmill World
Keyingham	Old Mill TA 244 256	Post		18th century	Demolished early 19th century
Keyingham	Old Mill West Mill TA 244 256	Tower		1813	Windmill World
Keyingham	New Mill East Mill TA 254 251	Tower		1828	Windmill World
Kilham	Kilham Mill TA 060 642	Tower		1809	Windmill World
Kilpin	Kilpin Windpump[40] SE 763 275				Windmill World
Langtoft	Langtoft Mill TA 005 680	Tower		1860	Windmill World
Lelley	Lelley Mill TA 219 326			1712	Demolished c 1776
Lelley	Lelley Mill TA 219 326	Tower		1776	Demolished c. 1790
Lelley	Lelley Mill TA 219 326	Tower		1790[41]	Windmill World
Leven	Mill Hill Mill			1608[42]	1608[42]
Leven	New Mill TA 117 453	Tower		1847	c. 1900, Later truncated[42] Windmill World
Leven	Canal Head Mill	Tower		1790	1890[42]
Leven	South Field Mill[42]	Post	1772	1754	1842[42]
Leven	Wright's Mill	Tower		1807	Demolished 1919
Lissett				1353[21]	1353[21]
Little Cowden				c. 1290[35]	Gone by 1401[35]
Lockington	Lockington Mill	Tower		c. 1820
Long Riston	The Hildyards[18]			1322[18]	1322[18]
Long Riston				1540s[18]	1670[18]
Mappleton	Mappleton Manor			17th century[35]	17th century[35]
Mappleton	Mappleton Mill TA 224 437	Tower		1798	Windmill World
Market Weighton	Bark Mill
Market Weighton	Market Weighton Mill	Tower			Demolished c. 1970
Molescroft				1448[43]	16th century[43]
Molescroft	Mill Hill Mill			16th century[43]	1627[43]
Nafferton	Nafferton Mill TA 059 606	Tower		1829	Windmill World
Newbald	Newbald Mill	Tower
New Ellerby	New Ellerby Mill TA 170 389	Tower			Windmill World
Newport	Newport Mill	Tower		1797
North Ferriby		Post
North Frodingham				16th century[44]	16th century[44]
North Frodingham	North Frodingham Mill	Tower		1816	c. 1915[44]
North Howden	Howden Brickyard SE 754 310	Tower			Windmill World
North Howden	Howden Brickyard (2nd mill)		1855	1855	1855
Old Goole	Old Goole Mill Goole Fields Mill SE 757 213	Tower
Out Newton				1276	1276
Owstwick	(two mills)[45]			13th century[45]	13th century[45]
Owstwick				1588[45]	1588[45]
Patrington		Sunk post		1340	Blown down 1426
Patrington		Sunk post		1426	1426
Patrington	East Mill Goodrick's Mill TA 320 223	Tower		1845	Windmill World
Patrington	Haven Mill TA 308 219	Tower		1810	Truncated Windmill World
Patrington	Black Mill TA 320 221	Tower
Preston	Preston Mill	Post			Demolished 1813
Preston	Preston Mill	Tower		1813
Ravenser Odd				1260	1260
Ringbrough				1351[16]	1351[16]
Risby	Risby Mill	Post		1721	1721
Rise				Early 14th century[46]	1624[46]
Rise		Post[46]		Early 18th century[46]	Demolished c. 1860[46]
Roos				1403[45]	16th century[45]
Roos	West Field Mill[45]		1772	1772[45]	Demolished c. 1908[45]
Routh	Ros Manor[47]			1278[47]	14th century[47]
Routh	Sir Amand's Manor[47]			Mid-14th century[47]	17th century[47]
Routh		Hollow post		1693[47]	1770
Rudston				1296	1296
Ryehill			14th century[48]	1685, gone by 1748[48]
Ryehill			1772[48]	1915[48]
Scalby				1661[49]	1661[49]
Scalby	Scalby Mill	Tower
Seaton Ross	New Mill SE 776 422	Tower		1839	Windmill World
Seaton Ross	Common Mill Fisher's Mill SE 776 421	Tower
Seaton Ross	Old Mill SE 774 417	Tower		Late 18th or early 19th century[50]	Windmill World
Seaton Ross	SE 774 418	Post[51]
Seaton Ross	Preston's Mill[2] SE 774 418	Tower			Demolished 1953[51]
Sewerby	Sewerby Mill	Tower
Sheriff Hutton				1282[52]	1628[52]
Skidby	Two Mills Mill			1388	Demolished 1626
Skidby	Hindercroft Mill			1655	Demolished 1688
Skidby	Skidby Mill TA 020 333	Post		1764	Demolished 1821
Skidby	Skidby Mill TA 020 333	Tower		1821	Windmill World
Skipsea	Cleeton Manor[28]			c. 1260[28]	c. 1260[28]
Skipsea				1396[28]	15th century[28]
Skipsea	North Field[28]			c. 1550[28]	c. 1550[28]
Skipsea	Upton[28]			Early 19th century[28]	Demolished c. 1895[28]
Skipsea	Park Farm, Upton[28]			1820s[28]	1820s[28]
Skirlaugh	Skirlaugh Mill	Midlands Post		1750[53]	Demolished 1944
Sproatley				Late 13th century[54]	1391[54]
Sproatley	Sproatley Mill			1820[13]	c. 1895[54]
Sutton-on-Hull	Hastings Manor			1641[55]	1641[55]
Sutton-on-Hull				Early 18th century[55]	Burnt down 1884[55]
Swanland	Swanland Mill	Tower		1893	Demolished 1908
Swine				1440s[56]	1440s[56]
Swine	Mill Field[56]			1618[56]	1618[56]
Swine	Swine Pools[56]			c. 1735[56]	c. 1735[56]
Thearne				1625[57]	1625[57]
Thearne	Thearne Mill	Tower		1815[57]	1913[57]
Thwing		Sunk post		c. 1290
Tickton				1622[58]	1660s[58]
Ulrome				1717[28]	1717, gone by 1765[28]
Walkington	Walkington Mill	Post			Demolished 1850
Walkington	Walkington Mill	Tower		1850
Wawne	Meaux Abbey[59]			Mid-13th century[59]	1390s[59]
Wawne	North of village[59]			1546[59]	1612, gone by 1672[59]
Wawne	Wawne Carrs (two mills)			1675	18th century[59]
Waxholme	Waxholme Mill TA 326 293	Tower			Windmill World
Weedley				1185	1185
Welwick				1349	1349
Wetwang	Wetwang Mill	Midlands post
Wheldrake	Wheldrake windmill	Post		1719	1850[60]
Wilberfoss	Wilberfoss Mill	Post			Demolished 1839
Wilberfoss	Wilberfoss Mill	Tower		1839	Demolished c. 1970
Witham	Witham Mill	Vertical axis mill		1816	1816
Withernwick				1304[61]	1304[61]
Withernwick	West of village[61]			1610[61]	1612, gone by 1763[61]
Withernwick	East of village[61]	Post[61]		1763[61]	Demolished 1890s[61]
Wold Newton	Wold Newton Mill	Post
Wressle	Wressle Mill SE 710 312	Tower		1827	Windmill World
Yokefleet	Mill Farm Mill SE 821 237	Tower			Windmill World

Maps

• 1772 T Jeffereys
• 1775 Jackson
• 1829 A Bryant
• 1855 Ordnance Survey

Notes

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

Sources

Unless otherwise indicated, the source for all entries is:-Gregory, Roy (1985). East Yorkshire Windmills. Cheddar: Charles Skilton Ltd. ISBN 0-284-98721-2. or the linked Windmill World page.

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