List of windmills in Wales

This is a list of windmills in Wales.

Locations

Anglesey

There were 49 windmills in Anglesey, the most of any county in Wales.

See List of windmills in Anglesey.

Carmarthenshire

There was one windmill in Carmarthenshire.

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Machynys Machynys Brick & Tile Co Ltd 1900 1900

Ceredigion

There were four windmills in Ceredigion.

Conwy

There was one windmill in Conwy County Borough.

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Llandudno Melin Hen Dŵr
SH 804 812 		Tower Early 18th century

Denbighshire

There were three windmills in Denbighshire.

Flintshire

There were five windmills in Flintshire.

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Trefynnon Groes Onnen Tower
Whitford Melin Garreg
SJ 1336 7826 		Tower

Glamorgan

There were twelve windmills in Glamorgan, not including the Titt engine.

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Caswell Bay
Llantrisant Y Billy Wynt
ST 042 835 		Tower
Llantwit Major SS 9614 6856 Tower
Llantwit Major Melin Frampton
SS 972 693 		Tower 1820
Monknash Melin Monknash
SS 919 706 		Tower
Radyr Titt iron wind engine 1894
St Donats Tower Standing in 1815
Sully Hayes Farm Mill
ST 1410 6789 		Tower
Swansea Kilvey Hill Mill Tower Demolished by 1957
Wick SS 9258 7199 Tower
Wick SS 924 721 Tower 1878 1878

Gwynedd

There were four windmills in Gwynedd

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Llanengan SH 297 275 tower
Mynytho Melin Foel Fawr
SH 305 320 		Tower

Monmouthshire

There were two windmills in Monmouthshire.

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Llancayo Melin Llancayo
SO 365 030 		Tower 1813
Rogiet Melin Rogiet
ST 455 883 		Tower 16th century Grade II listed in 1995

Pembrokeshire

There were nine windmills in Pembrokeshire.

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Angle SM 8668 0190 tower Early 19th century Truncated
Dale Dale Windmill
SM 809 062 		tower
Tyddewi Twr y Felin
SM 758 251 		tower 1806

Powys

There were two windmills in Powys.

Location Name of mill and
grid reference 		Type Maps First mention
or built 		Last mention
or demise 		Photograph
Bettisfield Melin Bettisfield
SJ 472 349 		Tower Converted to dwelling
See also

Maps

Notes

Mills in bold are still standing, known building dates are indicated in bold. Text in italics denotes indicates that the information is not confirmed, but is likely to be the case stated.

References

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