Windmills

There were many windmills in Hertfordshire but most ceased to operate by about 1900.

The main sources of information are:

Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers

More about Hertfordshire Windmills

The following pictures show some of the windmills mentioned on this web site.

Arkley

Tring Goldfield Windmill - or Grover's Mill This was probably built in the 1830s and ceased to operate as a windmill in about 1903, when the sails were removed. The tower is now a private house.   See also picture in Tring: A Pictorial History

Tring There was another windmill at New Mill which was demolished in 1911

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Hertfordshire Countryside articles

The Windmills of Hertfordshire (Part I) with pictures of mills at Arkley, Little Hadham and Great Hormead		Summer 1946
The Windmills of Hertfordshire (Part II)  with pictures of mills at Cromer, Breachwood Green and Hitchin.		Autumn 1946

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