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Wittersham Windmill
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Stocks Mill

Area Guides: Wittersham
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Details: Stocks Mill Windmill is a windmill at Wittersham on the Isle of Oxney. It was named Stocks Mill after the village stocks that stood nearby. The mill is surrounded by the private gardens of Stocks Mill House, the original Grade II listed 16th century mill house. Stocks Mill is a post mill, the tallest in Kent, with a roundhouse of tarred brick under a sloping wooden felted roof.

Probably built around 1781, the mill operated for 120 years up to the beginning of the 20th century. No mill machinery remains although there are some interesting features, such as the fine post and trestles, a well-preserved roundhouse (with a display of mill exhibits) and four spring-shuttered sweeps - a rare arrangement in Kent.
The mill has recently undergone a further major renovation by Kent County Council, with help from the National Lottery and it was reopened to the public in 2004. It contains an exhibition of old maps and photographs. Gift shop. School and group visits by arrangement.

Opening times
Open Sundays from May to September; also Easter Sunday and all Bank Holidays: 2.30pm - 5 pm.

Location
It lies between Tenterden and Rye, one mile from Wittersham village on the B2082.

Click here to view the Wittersham Tourist Guide
Click here to view accommodation in the Tenterden area

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