Little Chishill Mill is a Grade II* listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1967. Mill.

Little Chishill Mill

WRENN ID
proud-cornice-thistle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1967
Type
Mill
Address
Little Chishill Mill, Barley Road, Great and Little Chishill, SG8 8SD
OS grid reference
TL 413 388
Coordinates
52.03001, 0.0586
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Little Chishill Mill is a Grade II* post mill, possibly rebuilt in 1819 according to Wailes, with a scratching on a stud dated 1712. The main post was renewed in 1868 and is dated underneath the mill. It features patent sails from around 1912 to 1916, which replaced earlier canvas-covered sails. The mill is timber-framed, weather boarded, and painted, with brick piers. The main structure extends to the rear, housing the bolter, and has a restored fantail on a ladder. Inside, there is an iron main shaft, wooden driving wheels, and two pairs of stones on the upper floor. The mill was last used in 1951 and underwent renovation by Thompsons of Alford, Lincolnshire, in 1966.

Local climate

Little Chishill Mill sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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