Heckington Windmill

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Heckington Windmill
The mill as preserved
Origin
Mill name	Heckington Windmill Pocklington's Mill, Heckington
Grid reference	TF 146 436
Coordinates	52°58′37″N 0°17′43″W / 52.977059°N 0.29521°W / 52.977059; -0.29521
Operator(s)	Heckington Mill Trust
Year built	1830
Information
Purpose	Corn mill and sawmill
Type	Tower mill
No. of sails	Eight sails
Type of sails	Patent sails
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Fantail
Fantail blades	Eight blades
No. of pairs of millstones	Four pairs
Type of saw	Circular saw

Heckington Windmill is the only eight-sailed tower windmill still standing in the United Kingdom with its sails intact.

Heckington is located between Sleaford and Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The mill stands very close to Heckington railway station, hence its name of the 'Station Mill' in the 19th century. The windmill is designated a Grade I listed building.^[1]