Great Mill
Great Mill or Ride's Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill just off the High Street in Sheerness, Kent, England, that was demolished in 1924, leaving the brick base standing. It now has a new smock tower built on it as residential accommodation.Photo: Mjroots, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: smock mill in Swale, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Great Mill, Sheerness”, “Remains of cornmill to rear of Number 111”, and “Ride’s Mill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sheerness-on-Sea railway station and Sheerness Coronation Memorial Clock.
Sheerness-on-Sea railway station
Railway station
Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is on the Sheerness Line in north Kent, England, and serves the town of Sheerness. It is 51 miles 19 chains down the line from London Victoria. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Sheerness-on-Sea railway station is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Great Mill.
Sheerness Coronation Memorial Clock
Clock
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerness Coronation Memorial Clock is situated 430 feet north of Great Mill.
The Belle & Lion
Pub
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Belle & Lion is a pub, which is situated 940 feet northwest of Great Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheerness and Blue Town.
Sheerness
Town
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sheerness is a port town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 13,249, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town of Minster which has a population of 16,738.
Blue Town
Suburb
Blue Town is a suburb of the town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. It sits on the A249 Brielle Way which runs from Queenborough to Sheerness.
Halfway Houses
Village
Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halfway Houses is a village on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in England. It derives its name from the pub in the village centre, with the same name, which was so named because it is halfway between Minster and Sheerness, before the coastal road was built along the north coast connecting Minster and Sheerness.
Great Mill
- Categories: smock mill and industry
- Location: Swale District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.43875° or 51° 26′ 20″ northLongitude
0.76264° or 0° 45′ 46″ eastOpen location code
9F32CQQ7+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2898057421OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillWikidata ID
Q5599574
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