Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bettisfield Windmill
Maelor South, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cadney Bank, Maelor South, Wrexham, designated on 16 November 1962.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 16 November 1962
- Locality
- Cadney Bank
- Community
- Maelor South
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.90902, -2.78650
- Cadw reference
- 1650
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1861 · 73. Market Drayton. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 138 Wem (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
An isolated building on Cadney Moss, reached by minor roads and private roads, approximately 1.5km SE of Bettisfield church.
History
An C18 corn mill shown as still working on the 1873 Ordnance Survey, but disused by the time of the 1900 survey.
Exterior
A round tapering windmill base stands to 2-storey height. Of brick, much of it in the process of renewal at the time of inspection. It has doorways in the E and W sides and windows in both storeys. A pitched roof is planned.
Reason for designation
Listed, notwithstanding its partial survival and poor condition, as a rare surviving example of a once familiar building type.
Nearby in the register
- Cornhill Bridge (Bridge No 47, Llangollen Canal)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bettisfield Bridge (Bridge No 48, Llangollen Canal)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bettisfield HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lych gate at Church of St John the BaptistNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.