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Two piers survive
Two supporting piers survive from the former post mill.
Site overview
Arncott Post Mill was a wind-powered post corn mill at Upper Arncott, near Bicester. Specialist mill records identify the site as a post mill whose remains consist of two surviving piers after the mill collapsed in 1950. Archive material states that the mill was traditionally moved from either Somerton or Chesterton and erected on its present site in 1807.
It was last used in 1917. Later photographs record the derelict mill before collapse. The available evidence confirms its post-mill form, corn-milling function, relocation tradition, 1807 erection, last use in 1917, 1950 collapse, and survival of two piers.
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History
Arncott Post Mill stood at Upper Arncott. It was a wind-powered post mill used for corn milling. Archive records state that it was traditionally removed from either Somerton or Chesterton and erected on its present site in 1807. The mill remained in use until 1917. Later twentieth-century images show it in derelict condition, and specialist records state that the structure collapsed in 1950.
The surviving remains are limited to two piers. These provide the physical evidence of the former post-mill support structure, but the wooden body of the mill no longer survives. The sources establish the mill type, function, tradition of relocation, erection date on the Arncott site, last use, collapse, and surviving piers. They do not provide a full miller chronology or detailed machinery inventory.
Timeline
1807
Post mill erected at Arncott
The post mill was traditionally moved from either Somerton or Chesterton and erected on the Upper Arncott site in 1807.
1917
Last used
The post mill was last used in 1917.
1950
Post mill collapsed
The post mill collapsed in 1950.
Sources and records
Windmill World entry: Arncott windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Upper Arncott Post Mill
Mills Archive catalogue records for Post mill, Arncott
Windmills of Oxfordshire gazetteer
Guy Blythman addenda for Arncott post mill
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Upper Arncott Post Mill
Mills Archive catalogue records for Post mill, Arncott
Windmills of Oxfordshire gazetteer
Guy Blythman addenda for Arncott post mill