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Post mill, Charlton on Otmoor

A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Oxfordshire, England.

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This post mill was of the open-trestle style, with 4 common sails, a ladder and tailpole. It was built about 1610 and demolished in 1905. Mill Lane, Mill Close and Mill Corner are reminders.

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Power source Wind
Mill type Post mill
Mill function Corn mill
Archive ID 1648
Location Charlton on Otmoor
Historic county Oxfordshire
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SP 567 164
Latitude/longitude 51.84333100, -1.17837020

Location

References

  • Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
  • Foreman, Wilfred, Oxfordshire Mills (Phillimore & Co, 1983)
  • Smith, Arthur C., Windmills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (Stevenage Museum publications, 1975)

 

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