| Outwood post mill | |
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 Outwood post mill | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | Outwod post mill |
| Mill location | Outwood, Surrey |
| Grid reference | TQ 3277 4555 |
| Coordinates | 51°11′38″N 0°06′04″W / 51.194°N 0.101°W |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1665 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Post mill |
| Roundhouse storeys | Single storey roundhouse |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Spring sails |
| Windshaft | Wood, with cast iron poll end |
| Winding | Tailpole |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs, Head and Tail |
| Size of millstones | 4 feet (1.22 m) diameter |
Outwood Windmill is a Grade I listed[1] post mill in Outwood, Surrey. Built in 1665 by Thomas Budgen, a miller from Nutfield in Surrey, it is Britain's oldest working windmill.[2] It was one of a pair after 1797, alongside a smock mill that had the tallest smock tower in the United Kingdom until its collapse in 1960.
- ^ Historic England. "OUTWOOD POST MILL, GAYHOUSE LANE, BURSTOW, TANDRIDGE, SURREY (1029961)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
- ^ "THE WINDMILL". Outwood windmill. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.