There were many windmills in
Hertfordshire but most ceased to operate by about 1900 and in
many cases there are no visible remains.
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Books |
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Hertfordshire Windmills and Windmillers
An excellent historical catalogue of windmills throughout
the county, organised alphabetically by place, with photographs where
available.
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More about Hertfordshire Windmills
An article updating the
above relating to windmills in Anstey, Barkway, Reed and Much Hadham. |
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Gone with the Wind
An excellent account of of windmills
and how they work, plus detailed information of
windmills in and around Tring (mainly in
Buckinghamshire, (copy online) |
Other Books
Wind, Water and Steam
Pitstone Windmill
Web Sites |
List of Windmills in Hertfordshire |
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Wikipedia page listing the windmills in Cyril
Moore's
book
with a few additions. |
Windmill World |
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More general site with page on
surviving mills in
Hertfordshire (with links to maps, satellite
views, etc.) and details of a few historic
locations. |
Mill Collection, University of Kent |
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A major university collection of
reference material,, including many photographs. The
Hertfordshire page includes material on
windmills at Arkley, Barkway, Colney Heath, Cromer,
Croxley Green, Elstree, Goff's Oak, Great Hormead,
Great Offley, Kings Walden, Little Hadham, Much
Hadham, Reed, Tring, Weston and Walkern. |
The Mills Archive
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Another significant collection of material on
both wind and water mills. |
Hertfordshire Countryside articles
The Windmills
of Hertfordshire (Part I) with pictures of mills at Arkley,
Little Hadham and Great Hormead |
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Summer
1946 |
The Windmills of
Hertfordshire (Part II) with pictures of mills at Cromer, Breachwood Green and Hitchin. |
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Autumn
1946 |
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The following are
mentioned on this website |