Monument record LYM 030 - Windy Ridge

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Summary

Site of windmill.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 0382 4016 (51m by 50m) Approximate
Map sheet TM04SW
Civil Parish LAYHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Site of windmill. Shown on Layham tithe map from 1839 (S1). Building named as Windy Ridge on OS map from 1973 (S2). Recorded by B Flint in Gazetteer of Suffolk Windmills as demolished by 1900 (S3).
Presumably same as Smock Mill listed by Dolman (S4) at TM 0383 4026 and as being mapped in 1824, 1825, 1836 and 1840 (tithe map).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Map: 1839. Layham Tithe Map and Apportionment. Layham Tithe Map and Apportionment, 1839.
  • <M1> (No record type): Windmills file: (S3)(S4).
  • <S2> (No record type): OS, 1:10,000 map, 1973.
  • <S3> (No record type): Flint B, Gazetteer of Suffolk Windmills, 1979.
  • <S4> (No record type): Dolman P, letter (& list of mapped windmills) to SAU, May 1990.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 11 2016 11:20AM

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