Windmills · North Wales
site of original windmill
site of original windmill is a windmill in the United Kingdom.
E Pollock — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Upton · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
site of original windmill is a historic windmill in North Wales — part of the country's pre-industrial skyline. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is a Ramsar wetland of international importance. It sits within the Birkenhead parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Upton, about 1.3 km away. Postcode area CH43.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North Wirral Foreshore SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
The site of the original windmill is located in North Wales, within the unparished area of Wirral (postcode CH43). It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is part of the RAMSAR site for Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore.
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- Coordinates
- 53.3966, -3.0735
- District
- Wirral
- Parish
- Wirral, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH43 7PY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birkenhead
- Nearest railway station
- Upton — 1.3 km
Sources
- osm: n13267359315 (ODbL)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is site of original windmill?
- site of original windmill is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH43 7PY), in the parish of Wirral, unparished area.
- Is site of original windmill a protected site?
- Yes — site of original windmill is part of the North Wirral Foreshore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Mersey Narrows & North Wirral Foreshore Ramsar wetland.
- Is site of original windmill free to visit?
- Yes, site of original windmill is free to enter.
- How do I get to site of original windmill?
- The nearest railway station is Upton, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH43 7PY.