1829
Tower mill built
The tower corn mill was built at Bishop Wilton.
Site overview
Bishop Wilton Mill was a tower corn mill west of Bishop Wilton. It was built in 1829 and later survived as a stump. By 1991 the remaining structure was derelict.
The site represents a former wind-powered corn mill, although the details of its cap, sails, windshaft, stones, working period and final closure have not been established.
Map
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No site photograph is currently available. Images will be added as field visits are carried out.
History
Bishop Wilton Mill was built in 1829 as a tower corn mill. It stood west of Bishop Wilton and served wind-powered corn milling. The mill formed part of the nineteenth-century milling landscape around the village.
The mill later ceased working and no longer survives as a complete tower. By 1991 it remained as a derelict stump. The original height, cap form, sail arrangement, machinery and final working date remain uncertain. The site survives as the reduced remains of a former tower mill.
Timeline
1991
Derelict stump
The former tower mill survived as a derelict stump.
Sources and records
Industrial History Online entry: Bishop Wilton Mill
Windmill World entry: Bishop Wilton windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Tower mill, Bishop Wilton
List of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Windmill World entry: Bishop Wilton windmill
Mills Archive catalogue entry: Tower mill, Bishop Wilton
List of windmills in the East Riding of Yorkshire