Monument record M315 - Windmills, Mill Lane, Hickling

Summary

WINDMILL (Post Medieval to Edwardian) Two mill mounds recorded at the end of Mill Lane in an area of rig and furrow.

Location

Grid reference SK 68430 29299 (point)
Map sheet SK62NE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Hickling, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Windmill symbol. (1)

A mound is depicted but not described at above grid ref, at the end of Mill Lane. (2)

A lower mound with a similar diameter is visible at SK 68392926. Possibly mill mounds. (3)

Mill Lane goes westerly off Hickling village street. Levelled and tarmacadamed deteriorating into pebbles and mud and finally overgrown with grass leading into a field on the right. Used only by a tractor. Mill demolished approx 60 years ago but no trace of foundations (07/07/1968). (4)

Two mill mounds. (5)

Windmill symbol. (6)


Data Held: Ground Photograph (Ground photograph). SNT2646.

6 Colour prints, negs F70/1, 70/2, SMR

Council for British Archaeology, 1963, National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards, No.NT127, R. Parkhouse (Index). SNT6095.

Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.

<1> OS, 1816, 2in 1816 (Map). SNT1057.

<2> OS, 1958, 6in 1958 (Map). SNT1071.

<3> OS, Air photos (Aerial photograph). SNT983.

Other Refs: 68 028 112-3

<4> CBA, Industrial Survey (Published document). SNT184.

Other Refs: IA2 42/3

<5> TPAT, 1996, Village Earthwork Survey III (Published document). SNT1361.

<6> OS, 1816, 2in 1816 (Map). SNT1057.

Sources/Archives (9)

  • --- Ground photograph: Data Held: Ground Photograph.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
  • --- Index: Council for British Archaeology. 1963. National Record of Industrial Monuments (NRIM): Index Cards. No.NT127, R. Parkhouse.
  • <1> Map: OS. 1816. 2in 1816.
  • <2> Map: OS. 1958. 6in 1958.
  • <3> Aerial photograph: OS. Air photos.
  • <4> Published document: CBA. Industrial Survey.
  • <5> Published document: TPAT. 1996. Village Earthwork Survey III.
  • <6> Map: OS. 1816. 2in 1816.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Nov 13 2026 2:42PM

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