Windpumps, Broomfleet Brickworks
A wind-powered pumping mill/wheel in the historic county of Yorkshire, England.
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There were several windpumps at work at the several clay pits at Broomfleet. The 1855 OS map identifies six:
- SE8645027888
- SE8657927603
- SE8664327518
- SE8660327480
- SE8678527258
- SE8699427304
The 1910 OS map identifes five mills:
- SE8646927853
- SE8651027801
- SE8667127539
- SE8670627389
- SE8659927342
1953 OS map identifies just two (SE8646927853 and SE8636527757). Some of them appear to be the same, whilst others are either replacements or have been relocated.
Full details
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | |
| Mill function | Pumping mill/wheel |
| Archive ID | 12471 |
| Location | Broomfleet |
| Historic county | Yorkshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SE 865 275 |
| Latitude/longitude | 53.73739924, -0.68902381 |
Location
References
- Gregory, R and Turner, L, Windmills of Yorkshire (Stenlake Publishing Ltd, 2009)
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Yorkshire 238a (1855)
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Yorkshire CCXXXVIIIA.NW (1910)
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Yorkshire CCXXXVIIIA.NW (1953)
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