Ullesthorpe Mill, Mill Road, Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire

This windmill was built in 1800. It was paid for by subscription, meaning local people clubbed together to pay for it. It is 7 storeys high and had four pairs of stones for grinding corn into flour. It was used until the 1890s. Find out more about windmills and watermills in our Teachers' Kit - Mills.

Location

Leicestershire Ullesthorpe

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

mill windmill flour georgian (1714 - 1836)