Wrawby Windmill

Wrawby Postmill is a windmill at Wrawby near Brigg, in North Lincolnshire, England. The mill is the last post mill in the north of England, and was built between 1760 and 1790 to serve the Elsham Hall estate.

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Type: Windmill
Description: windmill in Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Wrawby Post Windmill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Mary and Brigg railway station.

Church of Saint Mary

Church

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Church of Saint Mary is situated 2,000 feet west of Wrawby Windmill.

Brigg railway station

Railway station

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Brigg railway station serves the town of Brigg in North Lincolnshire, England. It opened on 1 November 1848. It is managed by Northern Trains, who also operate all passenger trains serving it. Brigg railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Wrawby Windmill.

Barnetby railway station

Railway station

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Barnetby railway station serves the village of Barnetby-le-Wold in North Lincolnshire, England. It is operated by TransPennine Express, with East Midlands Railway and Northern Trains also serving the station. Barnetby railway station is situated 2 miles east of Wrawby Windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wrawby and Brigg.

Wrawby

Village

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Wrawby is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies 2 miles east of Brigg and close to Humberside Airport, on the A18. The 2001 Census recorded a village population of 1,293, in around 600 homes, which increased to 1,469 at the 2011 census.

Brigg

Town

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Brigg is a market town and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district, in Lincolnshire, England, with a population of 5,076 in the 2001 UK census, the population increased to 5,626 at the 2011 census. Brigg is situated 2 miles southwest of Wrawby Windmill.