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The only English village with two working post mills?

November 19 2008 by Sussex Miller (1436 views)
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On Thursday 23rd October 2008, Oldland Windmill ground flour for the first time in around 100 years. This post mill, along with Jack and Jill Windmills, is located in Hassocks, West Sussex. Jill Windmill has been grinding flour since 1986. On Saturday 9th May 2009 the sweeps of both Jill Windmill and Oldland Windmill turned in the breeze. A site not seen in the village for over a century

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A number of residents have asked whether Hassocks is the only English village with two working post mills

...or perhaps the only English village with two working windmills.



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Jill Windmill

Oldland Windmill

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Posted by Website Admininistrator

Wed, November 19, 2008

Did you know that you could use your SP Logo as your avatar. Then it would show along side your comments (like my wii-man is here).
Click "Edit your profile" and then "Edit Avatar".

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Mon, November 24, 2008

It's great to see Oldland Mill back in working order. I always remember it as a kid being a forlorn looking old thing at the end of a muddy track....

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