Windmill, Wednesbury
A wind-powered boring mill and forge mill in the historic county of Staffordshire, England.
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Operated as a grinding mill for gun barrel boring c. 1725. This windmill, alongside 2 mill pools were incorporated into the Wednesbury Forge, a forge and iron mill. Wednesbury Forge was leased in 1817 by Mr Edward Elwell, and was later bought by him in 1831.
Full details
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | |
| Mill function | Boring mill, Forge mill |
| Archive ID | 13771 |
| Location | Wednesbury |
| Historic county | Staffordshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SP 002 962 |
| Latitude/longitude | 52.56408634, -1.99860497 |
Location
References
- Gregory, Roy, The Industrial Windmill in Britain (Phillimore, 2005) p 139
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Staffordshire LXIII.14 (1901)
- www.historywebsite.co.uk
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