Windmill Tower on Broadhill is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Windmill.

Windmill Tower on Broadhill

WRENN ID
sheer-landing-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1972
Type
Windmill
Address
Windmill Tower on Broadhill, Gnosall
OS grid reference
SJ 803 195
Coordinates
52.7728, -2.29333
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Windmill Tower on Broadhill is likely from the 18th century. It is a battered round tower made of stone rubble, which is currently roofless and features rectangular openings.

Local climate

Windmill Tower on Broadhill receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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