Windmill Rear of Number 114 (Wood View) is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 March 1987. Windmill. 1 related planning application.

Windmill Rear of Number 114 (Wood View)

WRENN ID
quartered-hammer-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 March 1987
Type
Windmill
Address
Windmill Rear of Number 114 (Wood View), Huntingdon Road, Upwood and the Raveleys, PE26 2QQ
OS grid reference
TL 259 820
Coordinates
52.42238, -0.14995
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a four-stage tower windmill, built in 1852. Constructed of local brown and red brick, the windmill has one window within a segmental arch on each stage. The initials "T Setchell" and the date "1852" are inscribed in brick over the doorway. The capping has been removed. The interior retains three overdriven stones and some gearwork. The windmill is located at the rear of number 114 Wood View, on the west side of Hunting Road in Upwood.

Local climate

Windmill Rear of Number 114 (Wood View) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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