Cobstone Mill, Ibstone
A wind-powered corn mill in the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England.
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A three-storey, twelve sided smock mill with an ogee cap. It worked until 1910, after which it was converted into a summer residence, belonging to St John's College, Oxford. It was provided with mock sails for use in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1968. It was renovated and converted into a house again in the 1970s for Hayley Mills.
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| Alternative names | Copstone Mill, Fingest Mill |
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Smock mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill |
| Archive ID | 1819 |
| Location | Ibstone |
| Historic county | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| NGR | SU 76977 91496 |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.61703439, -0.88962491 |
Location
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Photo: Sara & Oscar Jarman
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Photo: Sara & Oscar Jarman
References
- Anthony Bryan, Mills Research Group Database
- Historic England National Heritage List for England
- Major, J K, SPAB Mills Section Record Card (1973)
- Ordnance Survey six-inch map, Buckinghamshire XLVI (1883)
- Smith, Donald, English windmills, vol 2 (Architectural Press, 1932), p. 134
- Vince, John, Windmills in Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns (Format Publishing, 1976), p. 22
- Windmill World
Contributors
Sara and Oscar Jarman, July 2016
Related shop products
- Ibstone Bucks
- Windmills in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Windmills in Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns
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