Monument record MCC7680 - Mile End Mill (west)

Summary

Site of an C18 windmill.

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Grid reference Centred TL 989 276 (35m by 35m)
Map sheet TL92NE
Civil Parish MYLAND, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Site of a windmill. <1> <2>

A post mill within a mile of the town. In 1778 Robert Lay occupied the mill. The mill is believed to be gone by 1791 and it does not appear on the military map of c.1799/1800. <3>

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  • <1> DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> Map: Chapman, J and Andre, P. 1777. Chapman and Andre (C&A). Paper. sheet IX.
  • <3> DESC TEXT: Farries, K. 1981-1988. Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights, Volumes 1 to 5. Vol 3 p.97.

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Record last edited

Nov 25 2015 2:15PM

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