Chesterton Windmill is a Grade I listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1952. Windmill. 1 related planning application.
Chesterton Windmill
- WRENN ID
- sombre-loft-cedar
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 January 1952
- Type
- Windmill
- Address
- Chesterton Windmill, Chesterton and Kingston
- OS grid reference
- SP 348 593
- Coordinates
- 52.23126, -1.49094
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chesterton Windmill is a windmill built in 1632, likely designed by Sir Edward Peyto for his own use. It underwent restoration from 1965 to 1974. The ground floor is constructed of limestone ashlar, while the first floor is made of sandstone ashlar, featuring a moulded limestone string course and cornice. The windmill has a circular plan and stands two storeys tall. The tall ground floor includes an open arcade with six moulded sandstone round arches supported by piers with moulded bases and capitals. The first floor has two ovolo-moulded stone cross windows at the front and two smaller similar windows at the rear. The sails have been renewed and are covered with cloth. At the rear, there is a segmental-roof dormer that features a three-light window and a date with the initials EP. Inside, the windmill is said to retain its machinery, and the cap can be turned into the wind using a hand winch. Originally, there was a central timber structure that housed the staircase. The windmill is situated on a shallow raised platform and was historically associated with Chesterton House, which was demolished in 1802.
Local climate
Chesterton Windmill receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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