Much Wenlock Windmill

Windmill Hill
Much Wenlock, Shropshire
The remains of a mysterious stone tower stand at the northern end of Much Wenlock on the summit of Windmill Hill. Its history has intrigued not only locals but those interested in old structures.

Various suggestions for the age of the tower have been offered, but until now these have had no firm basis in research.

The windmill’s early construction date is revealed in the book "Much Wenlock Windmill' by local author Mike Norrey, based on carefully researched records of estate ownership coupled with early inscriptions identified within the structure.

The book provides a socio-economic, political and technical review of a country mill in the post-medieval period when estate mills were one of the landlord’s major assets.

The book is available at £12.50 + P&P via the author
or:

Ellingham Press, Much Wenlock email;

The Mills Archive Trust, www.millsarchivetrust.com

Local bookshops

Wenlock Books, Much Wenlock
Pengwern Books, Shrewsbury
Simon Baynes Books, Shrewsbury
Burway Books, Church Stretton

Submitted: 05/31/11 (Edited 05/16/12)
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