The windmill is a Couris Thing, Compleatly built by art of man, To grind the corn for man and beast, That all alike may have a feast. The mill she is built of wood, iron and stone, Therefore she cannot go aloan; Therefore to make the mill to go, The wind from some part she must blow. The motison of the mill is swift, The miller must be very thrift, To jump about and get things ready, Or else the mill will soon run empty.

The English expression "One sandwich short of a picnic" has an equivalent in Dutch "Hij heft een klap van de molen gehad" , which translates as "he got a blow from a windmill" Many thanks to John O'Flaherty for this contribution.

When he thought it was time to refill grain hopper, the Miller entered his windmill, to find a mouse on the Runner Stone trotting steadily along the edge of the eye of the stone in the opposite direction to that of the stone's rotation, thus keeping the same relative position.   It had evidently been in the eye of the stone eating grain when the mill was started. Seeing the Miller, the mouse tried to escape, but only just saved itself from being thrown off the stone by centrifugal force, and had to scramble back to the edge of the eye. "What did you do ?" I asked.   "I watched the mouse for several minutes"   said the Miller   "Then I stopped the mill and let him run away;  I thought he deserved it."

In Sussex there are fine examples of Post Mills, Smock Mills and Tower Mills.

Below is a list of Windmills in Sussex [including standing mills, bygone mills and notable remains]

A photograph or in the "Link to website" column indicates that further details on that mill are available by clicking thereon.

refers to our "Lost Mills Of Sussex" feature.

Mill Societies and owners of Sussex Windmills are invited to contact us with their website address and/or text and photographs for inclusion on our website.

www.sussexmillsgroup.org.uk

Name / Location	National Grid Reference	Type	Link to website
Alfriston	TQ518027	Tower Mill	*
Highdown New Mill Angmering	TQ082044	Tower Mill	*
Luck's Mill Angmering	TQ072041	Post Mill	*
Dell Quay Appledram	SU835029	Post Mill	*
Argos Hill Mayfield	TQ571283	Post Mill	[1] [2]
Windover Arlington	TQ537035	Post Mill	*
South Marsh Arundel	TQ013063	Tower Mill	*
Arundel Cement Mills	TQ023068	Post Mill & Tower Mill	The post mill was built circa 1769. In the 1860s a tower mill was built to replace her. The post mill was demolished shortly after, circa 1864.
Ashcombe Mill Lewes St. Annes Kingston Down	TQ392089	Post Mill
Ashurst	TQ181160	Post Mill	*
The Harrow Mill Baldslow	TQ801132	Smock Mill	*
Barcombe		Post Mill
Barnham A tower mill built in 1829, and working up to the 1920s. Milling continued on site until 1985.	SU968038	Tower Mill	*
Battle	TQ748166	Smock Mill	*
Benhall		Post Mill
Berwick Mill near Alfriston		Post Mill
Hoad's Mill Bexhill Down	TQ733087	Post Mill
Pankhurst's (Sidley) Bexhill	TQ732095	Smock Mill	*
Hammond's Mill Billingshurst	TQ092261	Smock Mill	*
Bodle Street Green		Post Mill
Black Mill Bognor		Tower Mill
Bolney Mill		Smock Mill
Boreham Street Wartling		Post Mill
Brede	TQ823187	Post Mill
Race Hill Mill, Brighton		Post Mill
Broadwater	TQ136058	Post Mill
Burgess Hill, St. John's		Post Mill
Rockhill Burwash	TQ632232	Post Mill
Heritage Chailey	TQ387214	Smock Mill
South Chailey	TQ388176	Smock Mill
Chichester, Portfield Mill		Smock Mill
Clayton ( Jack and Jill )	TQ303134	Post Mill Tower Mill
Climping	TQ015012	Smock Mill	*
Coolham	TQ116232	Post Mill
Erry's Mill Cowbeech	TQ621146	Smock Mill	*
Old Cross In Hand	TQ558217	Post Mill	*
New Cross In Hand	TQ558218	Post Mill	*
Beacon Crowborough		Post Mill
Crowborough Beacon Mill : Addendum 26-Jan-04, updated 15-Jul-07 by Richard Ashby : In 1839 she was owned by Sarah Ashby (nee Avery). Her husband James was originally the miller. Reuben was their son. Richard Pratt was the son of James Pratt and Kitty Ashby. Ashbys from time to time were millers at several Sussex mills such as Stone Mill, Bolney Mill and Bartley Mill
Pratt's Mill Crowborough	TQ518311	Tower Mill	*
Beech Farm Mill Cuckfield	TQ297253	Smock Mill	*
Cuttons Hill Mill East Grinstead	TQ413371	Smock Mill	*
Dallington	TQ660193	Smock Mill	*
Golden Cross Wicken's Mill The Dicker	TQ537123	Post Mill	*
Lower Dicker New Mill The Dicker	TQ552117	Post Mill	*
Duncton Mill Clayton	TQ303134	Post Mill
Somerley Earnley	SZ817984	Smock Mill	[1] [2]
East Hoathly		Post Mill	[1] [2]
East Wittering	SZ797973	Tower Mill	*
Hurst's St. John's Mill Eastbourne	TQ599001	Tower Mill	*
Black Felpham		Post Mill
White Felpham		Smock Mill
Fishbourne	SU838044	Post Mill	*
Blackboys Framfield	TQ520206	Post Mill
Jenners Guestling	TQ843124	Smock Mill
Glynde Wind Pump	TQ457087	Hollow Post
Hailsham Harebeating	TQ596105	Post Mill	*
Boxgrove Halnaker	SU920097	Tower Mill
French's (Croft Road) Hastings	TQ824102	Smock Mill	*
Broad Oak Heathfield		Post Mill
Mutton Hall Heathfield	TQ581218	Post Mill	*
Sandy Cross Heathfield	TQ583204	Post Mill
North Street Hellingly		Post Mill
Henfield Common Mill Henfield Neptown Mill		Post Mills	[1] [2]
High Salvington Worthing	TQ123067	Post Mill
Honeypoles Mill Shipley	TQ143213	Post Mill
Champions Mill, Horsham Built 1764/5. Blown down Feb 1860	TQ182314	Post Mill	*
EXTRACT FROM WEST SUSSEX GAZETTE 23.2.1860 : CHAMPIONS MILL On Monday afternoon last about half passed five o'clock a windmill, situated not far from the railway station was leveled to the ground by a sudden gust of wind. The occupier of the mill and his son, named Dale, were at the time working the in the mill. The young man was most miraculously saved from serious injury by some portion of the of the wreck falling over him in such a manner as to protect him in a great measure from some weights which might otherwise have killed him on the spot. Since writing the above we have made further inquiries respecting the accident and find that the unfortunate man Dale died about five hours after the melancholy affair occurred. His body was mutilated in a most shocking manner and his left arm completely smashed. The cause of the accident was undoubtedly the decayed state (on which the safety) of the mill ultimately depended. The deceased, we hear has left a wife and seven children to mourn his untimely loss. The mill was a complete wreck. Extract kindly sent to us by Jane Bond
Kipson Bank Mill Hunston	SU858009	Smock Mill	*
Hogg Hill Icklesham	TQ888160	Post Mill	*
Telegraph Hill Icklesham	TQ866162	Smock Mill
Iden		Post Mill
Ifield	TQ251379	Post Mill	*
Jack Clayton	TQ303134	Tower Mill
Jill Clayton	TQ303134	Post Mill
Lancing		Post Mill
Ashcombe Mill Lewes St. Annes Kingston Down	TQ392089	Post Mill
Malling Mill Lewes	TQ422112	Post Mill
Town Mill Shelly's Mill Lewes	TQ413101	Smock Mill	*
Southern Lewes	TQ402093	Post Mill	*
Spital Lewes	TQ399103	Post Mill	*
Jolesfield Mill Littleworth	TQ191205	Smock Mill	[1] [2]
Littlehampton, Arun Mill		Tower Mill
Lowfield Heath Charlwood	TQ234407	Post Mill
Thorne Mill Lunsford's Cross	TQ714109	Smock Mill	*
Walter's Mill Mark Cross	TQ585315	Tower Mill
Medmerry Selsey	SZ844934	Tower Mill
Navarino Mills Worthing		Smock Mill and Tower Mill	*
Ashburnham Mill Ninfield		Post Mill
North End Mill East Grinstead	TQ387390	Post Mill	*
Nutbourne	TQ078189	Tower Mill	*
Nutley	TQ451291	Post Mill
Pagham Nyetimber	SZ892988	Tower Mill
Peasmarsh		Smock Mill
Playden		Post Mill
Oldland Keymer	TQ321163	Post Mill
Black Mill Ore	TQ839117	Smock Mill	*
White Mill Cheale's Mill Ore	TQ835117	Smock Mill	*
Ovenden's Polegate	TQ582041	Tower Mill
Cherry Clack Punnett's Town	TQ627209	Smock Mill	*
Ringmer	TQ450112	Post Mill	[1] [2]
Wadhurst Riseden	TQ621303	Post Mill	*
Rodmell	TQ412053	Post Mill
Beacon Rottingdean	TQ366025	Smock Mill	*
Bridge Rustington	TQ056029	Post Mill
Sea Field Rustington	TQ052014	Post Mill
Gibbet Rye	TQ917203	Smock Mill	*
Tillingham Rye		Smock Mill
Sutton Mill Seaford		Post Mill
King's Shipley	TQ143218	Smock Mill
Good Friday Shoreham	TQ212066	Post Mill	*
Drapers Mill Silverhill, St. Leonards	TQ798106	Smock Mill
Ewhurst Staplecross	TQ782225	Smock Mill	*
Stone Cross	TQ619043	Tower Mill
Warren Mill Crowhurst's Mill Sullington	TQ097143	Post Mill	*
Telham Mill	TQ766148	Post Mill
Hooker's wind and water mill Twineham	TQ258203	Hollow Post
Udimore		Post Mill
Chapman's Town Warbleton	TQ616184	Smock Mill	*
Short's Walberton	SU967062	Smock Mill	*
Summerhill Warbleton	TQ619191	Post Mill
Rock Mill Washington	TQ128137	Smock Mill
Waterhall Patcham	TQ292086	Tower Mill
West Ashling	SU808073	Wind & Water	*
West Blatchington Hove	TQ 279068	Smock Mill
Meeten's West Chiltington	TQ085181	Smock Mill
West Hoathly Selsfield Common		Smock Mill
Westham	TQ640043	Hollow Post
Crisford's or the Black Mill Westham	TQ630051	Post Mill
St. Leonard's Mill Winchelsea This mill was blown over in the "Great Storm" of 1987	TQ902176	Post Mill	*
Windmill Hill Herstmonceux	TQ648122	Post Mill
Champion's Mill Wisborough Green	TQ050258	Smock Mill	*
Heene Worthing	TQ132028	Post Mill
Windmills In Sussex by The Rev. Peter Hemming M.A. first published in April 1936

There are draft listings of Windmills in Sussex, that have been uploaded by Michael Roots onto the Wikipedia website.

Michael would appreciate comments on the lists, in particular any errors or omissions, so please do contact us or Michael with your comments

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