Uphill Mill, Hawkinge, Folkestone
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Kent, England.
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Built c 1790 in Mill Lane on the site of a previous mill. The mill had two cloth sails and two spring sails. It was worked by the Kettle family. The mill suffered damage from fires caused by lightning strikes in February 1906 and again in 1907. It was demolished in 1931 and sold as scrap to Dover dealer Edmund Kettle.
Full details
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Smock mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 9745 |
| Location | Hawkinge, Folkestone |
| Historic county | Kent |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | TR 2176 4017 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.11791756, 1.16733050 |
Location
References
- Humphreys, Roy S, A Pictorial Study of Hawkinge Parish (Meresborough Books, 1987)
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Kent LXVII.14 (1898)
Contributors
Eileen Blythe, December 2017.
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