Alderford Mill (2025)
Essex
The mill dates from 1807 and is Grade II Listed; there are records of a windmill on this site as early as 1477. It is the nearest Essex mill to London and has been fully restored.
Operator: Friends of Mountnessing Windmill
Address: Roman Road Mountnessing Brentwood Essex CM15 0UG
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It has four floors, four spring sails and two pairs of millstones. It is in full working order and occasionally mills flour. The mill can be turned to the wind by pushing its long tail pole.