Windmills · East of England
Saxtead Green Post Mill
Saxtead Green Post Mill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Saxtead Green Post Mill is a named windmill in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.2319°, 1.2984°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Saxtead Green Post Windmill is a Grade II* listed post mill at Saxtead Green, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England which is also a Scheduled monument and has been restored.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
According to the Manorial Records there has been a windmill in Saxtead since 1287. The current Saxtead Green Mill dates back to at least 1796 when the miller was Amos Webber. In 1810, the Mill House was built for Robert Holmes. The mill was raised a total of three times during its working life. The mill passed to Mr Steven Charles Sullivan,(1908–1997) the son-in-law of A S Aldred, who placed the mill in the guardianship of the Ministry of Works in 1951. The mill is currently owned by Stephen and Jonathan Sullivan (ensuring the Mill has been in the ownership of the same family since 1873) The mill was completely rebuilt between 1957 and 1960 under the supervision of Jesse Wightman. A…
Description
Saxtead Green Mill is a post mill with a three-storey roundhouse. The mill has four Patent sails carried on a cast-iron windshaft and is winded by a fantail. The mill has two pairs of millstones in the breast. All the machinery is of cast iron except the Brake Wheel, which is of oak.
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- Coordinates
- 52.2319, 1.2984
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Saxtead
- Postcode
- IP13 9QQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Sources
- osm: n307455634 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Saxtead Green Windmill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Saxstead Green Postmill - geograph.org.uk - 2389895.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Saxtead Green Post Mill?
- Saxtead Green Post Mill is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP13 9QQ), in the parish of Saxtead.
- Who owns Saxtead Green Post Mill?
- Saxtead Green Post Mill is owned by English Heritage.
- Is Saxtead Green Post Mill a protected site?
- Yes — Saxtead Green Post Mill is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Saxtead Green Post Mill free to visit?
- Yes, Saxtead Green Post Mill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Saxtead Green Post Mill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP13 9QQ. It sits within the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich parliamentary constituency.