Windmills · East Midlands
Stubb Mill
Stubb 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
Stubb Mill is a named windmill in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.7406°, 1.6095°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: HICKLING BROAD
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
- Ramsar wetland: Broadland
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Stubb Drainage Windmill is 1.9 miles east of Hickling in the English county of Norfolk. The Windmill is a Grade II listed building and was given this status on 30 September 1987. The estimate is that there were once about 200 drainage windmills in the Broadlands. Stubb Drainage Windmill is listed as one that is at risk of decay by Norfolk County Council.
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Background
History
Stubb Windmill is one of several drainage windmills which was built between the years 1795 and 1825 by Sir George Berney Brograve. It is a tower mill, originally of three stories but later raised to four. Its body is of brick, with a cap of corrugated iron. Water discharged from Stubb Mill flowed into Meadow Dyke via drains that were also constructed at the time, one of which is called the Commissioners' Drain. This work resulted in the loss of three small broads which were called Wigg's, Gag's and Hare Park Broads. The mill was restored between 2006 and 2010, as part of a Broads Authority initiative funded by the National Lottery. The culmination of the project was the fitting of a new…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7406, 1.6095
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Hickling
- Postcode
- NR12 0BP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Norfolk
- Established
- 1800
Sources
- osm: w136192462 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Stubb Drainage Windmill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stubb Drainage Mill HICKLING.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stubb Mill?
- Stubb Mill is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR12 0BP), in the parish of Hickling.
- When was Stubb Mill built?
- Built or established in 1800.
- Who owns Stubb Mill?
- Stubb Mill is owned by | built = c.1800.
- Is Stubb Mill a protected site?
- Yes — Stubb Mill is part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the HICKLING BROAD National Nature Reserve.
- Is Stubb Mill free to visit?
- Yes, Stubb Mill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Stubb Mill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR12 0BP. It sits within the North Norfolk parliamentary constituency.