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High Salvington Windmill, also known as Durrington Mill, stands at High Salvington above Worthing. The present post mill was built around 1750 and worked as a corn mill for the Worthing area until 1897. It has a single-storey roundhouse, four sails, a wooden windshaft with a cast-iron poll end, and two pairs of millstones.

The mill has been restored to working order.

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History

High Salvington Windmill stands at High Salvington above Worthing and is also known as Durrington Mill. A mill was mentioned in local records in 1615, and Budgen's 1724 map showed a mill on the site. The present post mill was built around 1750 and was insured against fire in 1774.

It worked as a corn mill for the Worthing area until 1897, when it was bought by Colonel T. F. Wisden. The mill has a single-storey roundhouse, four sails, a wooden windshaft with a cast-iron poll end, and two pairs of millstones arranged head and tail. Worthing Borough Council took over the mill in 1959, and later restoration returned it to working order.

Timeline

1615

Early mill mentioned

A mill at High Salvington was mentioned in 1615.
1750

Post mill built

The present High Salvington post mill was built around 1750.
1897

Corn milling ended

High Salvington Windmill worked for the Worthing area until 1897.
1959

Council took over mill

Worthing Borough Council took over High Salvington Windmill in 1959.

Sources and records

Wikipedia article: High Salvington Windmill
Wikipedia article: List of windmills in West Sussex
Kiddle article: High Salvington Windmill
Sussex Mills Group: Sussex windmills
Sussex Mills Group: Sussex Windmills and Watermills Open to View