Brook's Mill, Epworth
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Lincolnshire, England.
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The mill had three pairs of stones and four patent sails. It was worked by the Brooks family from the 1860s. The mill ceased working by wind power from 1944, instead using an engine to drive the great spur wheel until the 1950s. It became part of a house in 1982.
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| Alternative names | Belton Gate Mill |
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Tower mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 1189 |
| Location | Epworth |
| Historic county | Lincolnshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SE 781 045 |
| Latitude/longitude | 53.53158307, -0.82341441 |
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References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, Lincolnshire XXV.3 (1886)
- Sass, John, Windmills of Lincolnshire (Stenlake Publishing, 2012), p. 30
- Windmill World
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