Site overview

Gosling's Mill at Leake Commonside, Old Leake, is a former tower corn mill. Specialist mill sources identify the site as Gosling's Mill and record it as a tower mill used for corn milling. The available public record places the surviving mill site within the Leake Commonside locality, with the former windmill represented by the remaining tower-mill fabric rather than a complete working mill.

Map

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History

Gosling's Mill is recorded at Leake Commonside, Old Leake, as a former tower corn mill. The site is identified in specialist mill sources by name and function, placing it within the local wind-powered corn-milling landscape. The surviving record is strongest for the mill's identity, location, and type.

The former windmill is represented by the standing tower-mill survival at Leake Commonside after the loss of its working role.

Timeline

Corn mill recorded

Gosling's Mill is recorded as a tower corn mill at Leake Commonside.

Tower-mill survival recorded

The former windmill site is represented by surviving tower-mill fabric at Leake Commonside.

Sources and records

Windmill World site entry: Leake Commonside windmill
Mills Archive record: Gosling's Mill, Leake Commonside, Old Leake
Windmills of Lincolnshire gazetteer