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Corn mill in use
Heworth Mill operated as a wind-powered tower corn mill.
Site overview
Heworth Mill at Newton Aycliffe was a wind-powered tower corn mill in the historic county of Durham. The mill stood south-east of Aycliffe Church and survived into the twentieth century as an old windmill structure. Its construction date and final working date have not been established, but the surviving tower remains associated with Aycliffe's former milling landscape.
Map
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History
Heworth Mill was a wind-powered tower corn mill at Newton Aycliffe. The mill stood about half a mile south-east of Aycliffe Church, on elevated ground recorded at around 320 feet. By 1935 the structure was already regarded as the old windmill, indicating that its active milling life had ended by that date.
The detailed construction date, miller sequence and closure date have not been established. The surviving tower represents the principal physical remnant of the former corn mill.
Timeline
1935
Old windmill photographed
The old windmill structure stood south-east of Aycliffe Church in 1935.
Sources and records
Mills Archive mill record
Windmill World Newton Aycliffe mill entry
Durham Record Office image: Aycliffe old windmill
Windmill World Durham mill list
List of windmills in County Durham
Windmill World Newton Aycliffe mill entry
Durham Record Office image: Aycliffe old windmill
Windmill World Durham mill list
List of windmills in County Durham