Norfolk Windmills Trust
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Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
based in Norfolk, England, which restores and cares for 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...
s in that county.
Mills in its care (but not necessarily owned) include those at:
- Ashtree Farm Mill
- Berney ArmsBerney Arms WindmillBerney Arms Windmill is located alongside the River Yare at the south-westerly end of Breydon Water.The windmill is in an isolated spot. The best approach for the visitor is by river or via the nearby railway station at Berney Arms...
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- pictured) - BillingfordBillingford WindmillBillingford Windmill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Billingford near Diss, Norfolk, England which has been preserved and restored to working order. As of June 2009, the mill is under repair, with new sails being made.-History:...
- ClayrackClayrack Drainage MillClayrack Drainage Windmill is located at How Hill in the English county of Norfolk . It is on the east bank of the River Ant close to How Hill House, a large Edwardian building which houses the Norfolk Broads Study Centre...
- Cley next the SeaCley WindmillCley Windmill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.- History :...
- Denver WindmillDenver WindmillDenver Windmill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Denver, Norfolk, England which has been restored to full working order.-History:Denver windmill was built in 1835, replacing an earlier post mill which was marked on the 1824 Ordnance Survey map. The mill was built for John Porter and the tower...
- DerehamDerehamDereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, some 15 miles west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles east of King's Lynn. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of...
- GarboldishamGarboldishamGarboldisham is a village and civil parish, part of Guiltcross in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England, near the boundary with Suffolk. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 721.- Origin of name :...
- Great BirchamGreat Bircham WindmillGreat Bircham Windmill is a Grade II listed tower mill in Great Bircham, Norfolk, England.-History:The earliest record of a windmill in Great Bircham is in 1761, when miller Richard Miller made his will. The mill, which was probably a post mill, was offered for sale in 1769. In 1800 the miller,...
- Gunton Park
- HorseyHorsey WindpumpHorsey Windpump is a windpump or drainage windmill in the care of the National Trust in the village of Horsey, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The structure is a grade II* listed building.- History :...
(NT) - LetheringsettLetheringsettLetheringsett is a village in the English county of Norfolk. It forms part of the civil parish of Letheringsett with Glanford, along with the hamlet of Glandford. The village straddles the A148 King’s Lynn to Cromer road. Letheringsett is 1.2 miles west of Holt, 32.2 west north east of King’s Lynn...
Watermill - Little CressinghamLittle CressinghamLittle Cressingham lies south east by road from Great Cressingham, west of Watton and south of Swaffham in the Breckland District of Norfolk...
- Old BuckenhamOld BuckenhamOld Buckenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately south-west of Norwich.It covers an area of and had a population of 1,294 in 658 households as of the2001 census...
- PastonPaston, NorfolkPaston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-east of North Walsham and south-east of Cromer. It is north-east of the city of Norwich. The village sits astride the coast road between Mundesley and Bacton. The nearest railway station is at North...
(privately owned) - StarstonStarston WindpumpStarston Wind Pump is a hollow post mill for pumping water, situated west of the village of Starston in the English county of Norfolk. The Pump is 330 yards away from the parish church of Saint Margaret in Mill Field. The windpump is a Grade II listed building and a scheduled ancient monument...
- Stracey Arms
- SuttonSutton, NorfolkSutton is a village in the English county of Norfolk. It lies next to the Norfolk Broads , about 16 miles north-east of Norwich on the A149 road, adjacent to the slightly larger market town of Stalham.Sutton has a Post Office, public house and hotel, primary...
- WicklewoodWicklewoodWicklewood is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It is located west of Norwich next to the Market town of Wymondham, neighbouring the villages of Deopham, Hackford and Kimberley...