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🌾 Bourn Windmill
England's oldest windmill, designated Ancient Monument


🕐 1 min read · Updated 3 Apr 2026 at 01:30
📋 Fast Facts
  • Oldest windmill in England
  • Designated Ancient Monument status
  • Located west of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
  • Recently reopened following three-year restoration project

Bourn Windmill stands as England's oldest windmill, situated in countryside west of Cambridge and protected as an Ancient Monument. The structure was closed for three years to undertake essential conservation work and has since reopened to the public. It is maintained by Cambridge Past, Present & Future, a local charity dedicated to preserving the region's heritage ...

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