West Kingsdown Windmill
Introduction
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West Kingsdown Windmill
Image: © Marathon Taken: 5 Feb 2013
West Kingsdown Windmill is a smock mill and is seen here from Pells Lane looking across the farmyard of Mill Farm. West Kingsdown Windmill was built in the early 19th century at Chimham's Farm, Farningham, but in 1880, it was moved to West Kingsdown, joining a post mill that was already there. The post mill burnt down in May 1909. The smock mill was working by wind until 1928, but one of the sails was damaged on 25th December 1929 and the fantail blew off in November 1930. It is currently awaiting new sails.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.337156
Longitude
0.26957