1771
Roundhouse datestone recorded
A datestone on the roundhouse bears the date 1771.
Site overview
Burton windmill was a post corn mill with surviving remains at Burton. A datestone on the roundhouse bears the date 1771, although earlier references indicate milling on the site before that date. The mill ceased work after gale damage in about 1882.
Much of the structure was then gradually dismantled for firewood, leaving the main post and roundhouse. By 1962 the remains were described as reduced to only eight courses, and the site was listed at Grade II in the same year. The surviving remains preserve a rare trace of a Cheshire post mill rather than a complete standing windmill.
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History
Burton windmill was a post mill used for corn milling. Its roundhouse carries a datestone of 1771, while earlier references to mills at Burton indicate that the windmill landscape of the village may have older origins. The mill belonged to the post-mill tradition, with a timber body formerly carried on a central post above a roundhouse.
The mill ceased work after damage in a gale in about 1882. After its working life ended, much of the timber structure was gradually dismantled for firewood. The main post and roundhouse survived as the principal remains, preserving the footprint and structural memory of the former mill. By 1962 the remains were described as reduced to eight courses, and the site was listed at Grade II on 27 December that year.
The site is now recorded as the remains of a former post corn mill rather than as a standing mill. Its significance lies in the survival of physical fabric from a Cheshire post mill, a form less commonly preserved than later tower-mill structures.
Timeline
1882
Mill ceased work after gale damage
The post mill ceased working after damage in a gale in about 1882.
1962
Reduced remains recorded
The former mill was described as surviving only as reduced roundhouse remains.
1962
Grade II listed building designation
The remains of the windmill were listed at Grade II.
Sources and records
Historic England listed building entry
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive site record
Muggeridge Collection photographic references
Windmill World site entry
Mills Archive site record
Muggeridge Collection photographic references