Outwood Windmill
Overview
Outwood Windmill is a Grade I listed post mill
in Outwood
, Surrey
. Built in 1665 by Thomas Budgen, a miller from Nutfield
in Surrey
, it is Britain's oldest working windmill
.
The windmill was one of a pair, as there was a smock mill
built alongside in 1797. This mill had the tallest smock tower in the United Kingdom. The mill collapsed in 1960.
Outwood Windmill was built for Thomas Budgen (1640–1716) in 1665.
Post mill
The post mill is the earliest type of European windmill. The defining feature is that the whole body of the mill that houses the machinery is mounted on a single vertical post, around which it can be turned to bring the sails into the wind. The earliest post mills in England are thought to have...
in Outwood
Outwood, Surrey
Outwood is a village in the Surrey weald. It is home to the oldest working windmill in England. The village lies to the east of the M23 which runs between the M25 and London Gatwick Airport. A neighbouring village is Smallfield....
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. Built in 1665 by Thomas Budgen, a miller from Nutfield
Nutfield
Nutfield can refer to:*Nutfield, Victoria, suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia*Nutfield, Surrey in Surrey, England*Nutfield, New Hampshire, the colonial township from which the modern places of Londonderry, Derry, Windham and parts of Salem, Hudson, and the city of Manchester were formed....
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, it is Britain's oldest working windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
.
The windmill was one of a pair, as there was a smock mill
Smock mill
The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind...
built alongside in 1797. This mill had the tallest smock tower in the United Kingdom. The mill collapsed in 1960.
Outwood Windmill was built for Thomas Budgen (1640–1716) in 1665.
