Brill Windmill is located on the outskirts of a hilltop village at the border of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The windmill is a well-known monument that both locals and tourists adore since it is surrounded by open common ground, is close to a bustling hamlet, and offers expansive vistas.
The windmill is typically open to the public on Sunday afternoons from Easter to September. However, even when we're closed, there are still beautiful views, the village and Brill Common to explore, and two top-notch pubs close by for refreshments.
The Pointer and Nixie family last owned and operated a
Brill windmill, which they also used to produce bread in their village home. Brill Windmill is one of the earliest and best-surviving examples of a post mill (the earliest form of European windmill) in the UK, with timbers dating from 1685. The Grade II listed mill's management and ownership were transferred to Buckinghamshire County Council in 1947, and because of a series of significant interventions, the mill is still standing today. The mill's historic timber structure was supported by a structural steel framework that the Council put in place in 1967, but it makes the mill stationary and prevents it from turning to face the wind.
Location: South Hills, Brill, Aylesbury HP18 9TQ, England
