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Mill moved from Hoe Court
Lancing Windmill was moved from Hoe Court to a later site south of Lancing Ring.
Site overview
Hoe Court was an early windmill site at Lancing. A mill was associated with Hoe Court in 1276 and 1277. Later Lancing Windmill was originally at Hoe Court before being moved to the south of Lancing Ring, beside the quarry at the top of Mill Lane.
No standing windmill survives at the Hoe Court site.
Map
Map markers and directions links are provided for location reference only and do not indicate public access or permission to enter a site.
No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Hoe Court was an early Lancing windmill site. A mill was recorded there in 1276 and 1277. The later Lancing Windmill was originally at Hoe Court before being moved to the south of Lancing Ring, where it stood beside the quarry at the top of Mill Lane.
That later post mill was demolished about 1905. No standing windmill survives at the Hoe Court site.
Timeline
1276–1277
Hoe Court mill recorded
A mill was associated with Hoe Court at Lancing in 1276 and 1277.
Sources and records
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in West Sussex
Shoreham-by-Sea Marlipins Gallery: Lancing Windmill photograph
Friends of Lancing Ring: history page
Shoreham-by-Sea Marlipins Gallery: Lancing Windmill photograph
Friends of Lancing Ring: history page