Windmill, Regent's Place, Ashford
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Kent, England.
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An octagonal two-storey brick tower and three-storey, weatherboarded smock. In c 1872 it was dismantled and bought by Mr Matcham of Throwley, afterwards being put up at Badlesmere where the remains were still to be seen in 1933. Harman (1981) credits Stephen Sharp with erecting the mill at Badlesmere.
Millers:
1862 – S Sharp, Windmill Street, Ashford
1887 – Stephen Sharp, 1 Regent’s Place, Ashford
Full details
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Smock mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 10706 |
| Location | Regent's Place, Ashford |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | TR 007 427 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.14836300, 0.86816429 |
Location
References
- ASFC-23382 - Kent windmills by parish, A-C
- Coles Finch, William, Watermills and windmills (C W Daniel, 1933) p. 64
- Frazer, Peter, mill researcher, 2006
- Harman, Leonard, "The Windmills of Ashford" (Bygone Kent, 2 (4), April 1981)
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