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Garboldisham Windmill

Free admission

Garboldisham Windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.

Garboldisham Windmill, windmills in Norfolk

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Harling Road · 7.9 km
  • Free entry
  • Family-friendly
  • Dog-friendly

About

Garboldisham Windmill is a named windmill in the United Kingdom. Address: Hopton Road, IP22 2RJ. Coordinates: 52.3857°, 0.9415°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.

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Heritage listing

Details TM 08 SW 6/17 GARBOLDISHAM HOPTON STREET Garboldisham Windmill 16/7/58 - II* Post Mill. c.1780. Brick and timber. Circular brick roundhouse with conical timber roof to buck. Doors to east and west. The buck is weatherboarded with gabled roof covered with felt, as is the roundhouse. Scissor braced ladder staircase leads to first floor door of 3 storeyed superstructure. 3 blind windows to each lateral face. Interior of roundhouse of usual disposition : 4 brick piers support cross trees and 4 quarter bars brace main post descending through roof. Main post rises into buck stopped at crown-tree. Upper storey retains wind shaft, wallower and drive shaft which drops to great spur wheel engaged into stone nuts of 2 underdriven pairs of stones. Sails and tiller beam missing. Listing NGR: TM0027380476 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 220536 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Garboldisham Mill is a Grade II* listed post mill at Garboldisham, Norfolk, that has been restored.

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Background

History

Although millers were recorded in Garboldisham during the sixteenth century, the first record of a windmill was in 1739 when Ishmael Pizzey left his windmill to his wife. The mill was marked on Joseph Hodskinson's map of Suffolk, 1783 and Faden's map of Norfolk, 1797. Also shown on this map was a smock mill to the south which had been erected by James Turner in 1788. The post and tower mills were offered for sale by auction on 21 November 1839 at the Fox Inn, Garboldisham. The mills were not sold and were offered for sale or to let in February 1840. Mary Button owned the mill in 1842, with John Button as the miller. William Button was the miller in 1854. The tower mill had been demolished…

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Coordinates
52.3857, 0.9415
County
Norfolk
District
Breckland
Parish
Garboldisham
Postcode
IP22 2RJ
Parliamentary constituency
South West Norfolk
Nearest railway station
Harling Road7.9 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Garboldisham Windmill?
Garboldisham Windmill is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP22 2RJ), in the parish of Garboldisham.
Who owns Garboldisham Windmill?
Garboldisham Windmill is owned by Private.
Is Garboldisham Windmill a listed building?
Garboldisham Windmill is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
Is Garboldisham Windmill free to visit?
Yes, Garboldisham Windmill is free to enter.
How do I get to Garboldisham Windmill?
The nearest railway station is Harling Road, about 7.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP22 2RJ.