Lockgate Mill

Lockgate Mill also referred to locally and historically as Freethorpe Mill, 'Banham's Black Mill' and 'Duffel's Mill' is a windpump located on the Halvergate Marshes in the detached parish of Freethorpe within The Broads in the English county of Norfolk.

Photo: Rackellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Windmill
Description: grade II listed mill in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK
Also known as: “Lockgate Windmill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burgh Castle and Berney Arms railway station.

Burgh Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Pahazzard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burgh Castle is the site of one of nine Roman Saxon Shore forts constructed in England around the 3rd century AD, to hold troops as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain. Burgh Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Lockgate Mill.

Berney Arms railway station

Railway station

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Berney Arms railway station is a stop on the Wherry Lines in the East of England, serving the settlement of Berney Arms, on the Halvergate Marshes in Norfolk. Berney Arms railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Lockgate Mill.

Church of St Peter and St Paul

Church

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Peter and St Paul is situated 1¼ miles south of Lockgate Mill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berney Arms and Cobholm Island.

Berney Arms

Locality

Photo: Weydonian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Berney Arms is a settlement on the north bank of the River Yare, close to Breydon Water in the English county of Norfolk. It is part of the civil parish of Reedham, in the district of Broadland, and lies within The Broads.

Cobholm Island

Suburb

Photo: Rackellar, Public domain.

Cobholm Island is situated in the East Anglian county of Norfolk, England, close to Great Yarmouth. The population of the Island is included in the Southtown and Cobholm Ward of Great Yarmouth Borough Council. Cobholm Island is situated 2½ miles east of Lockgate Mill.

Great Yarmouth

Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.

Great Yarmouth is a long-established English seaside town in the county of Norfolk, at the mouth of the River Yare. Around 5 million people visit Great Yarmouth every year, making it Britain's third most popular seaside resort.

Lockgate Mill

Categories: mill, building, and industry
Location: Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.60543° or 52° 36′ 20″ north

Longitude

1.66162° or 1° 39′ 42″ east

Open location code

9F43JM46+5J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 117357494

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=windmill

Wikidata ID

Q6665474

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