Walking to Willesborough Windmill from The King’s Head — 3.3-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish
Willesborough Windmill — a Grade II* listed building 3.3 miles from The King's Head, Wye.
Willesborough Windmill is a brick in Non Civil Parish, 3.3 miles from The King’s Head. Historic England listed it in 1951.
Walking to Willesborough Windmill — 3.3 miles from Wye
Rated Moderate at 3.3 miles with about 80m of ascent. Allow around 131 minutes at a steady 3 mph pace; add 15–20 minutes for photographs at the building and a pause at a viewpoint.
Why Willesborough Windmill is Grade II* listed — the 1951 designation
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- Grade:
- II*
- Listed:
- 1951
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- District:
- Ashford
- Statutory address:
- Willesborough Windmill, Hythe Road
- NHLE entry:
- 1184561 ↗
TR 04 SW 3/121 5344 HYTHE ROAD (North-East Side), Willesborough Windmill 24.9.51. II* Built in 1868 by John Hill of Ashford Mill-Wright. Rectangular brick base of 2 storeys. Above this is an octagonal smock mill of white weatherboarding with a platform and railing round, above the base. Sash windows with glazing bars intact. Hooded cap. Fantail and sweeps partly missing. At the base is a house of 2 storeys tile hung. Hipped slate roof. 2 sashes with glazing bars intact. Listing NGR: TR0312942132
Listing metadata — from the National Heritage List for England
- NHLE entry number:
- 1184561
- Heritage Category / Grade:
- Listed Building, Grade II*
- First listed:
- 1951
- Capture scale:
- 1:2500
- Grid reference (NGR):
- TR 03129 42132
- BNG Easting / Northing:
- 603,129 E / 142,132 N
- Coordinates (WGS84):
- 51.142406°N, 0.902557°E
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- District:
- Ashford
- Kent Downs landscape zone:
- Brook and the Spring-Line Villages
- Distance to North Downs Way:
- 3.08 miles
- Distance from The King's Head:
- 3.29 miles
- Walk duration (round trip):
- 131 minutes
- Elevation gain:
- 80 m
- Difficulty rating:
- Moderate
Architectural features at Willesborough Windmill
Keywords extracted from Historic England’s Official List Entry — each one is genuinely in the designation prose, not inferred.
Other Grade II* walks in Non Civil Parish
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Bridge House from The King’s Head — 3.6-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.6 miles |
| Walking to Nightingale House from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.7 miles |
| Walking to Church Of St Mary The Virgin from The King’s Head — 3.7-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.7 miles |
| Walking to Whist House from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.8 miles |
| Walking to The College from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.8 miles |
| Walking to The Doctor Wilks Memorial Hall from The King’s Head — 3.8-Mile Circular via Non Civil Parish | Grade | — | 3.8 miles |
Buildings listed in the 1950s near Wye
| Listing | Grade | Parish | Distance from Wye | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking to Wye Bridge from The King’s Head — 0.4-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.4 miles | 1952 |
| Walking to Spring Grove And Walled Garden Attached from The King’s Head — 0.8-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Wye with Hinxhill | 0.8 miles | 1952 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of All Saints from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade I | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles | 1957 |
| Walking to Boughton Court from The King’s Head — 1.6-Mile Easy Stroll via North Downs Way | Grade II* | Boughton Aluph | 1.6 miles | 1952 |
| Grade I Heritage Walk: Walking to Church Of St Mary from The King’s Head — 1.7-Mile Easy Stroll via Brook | Grade I | Brook | 1.7 miles | 1957 |
The landscape around Willesborough Windmill — Brook and the Spring-Line Villages
South of the North Downs escarpment, the land around Brook and the adjacent parishes is a quiet band of spring-line settlement where chalk meets gault clay. The villages grew where water came to the surface, and each church in this belt — many Grade I listed and of Norman or earlier origin — occupies one of those spring-heads. Between them the land is a patchwork of sheep pasture, small fields of winter cereals, and hedgerow-enclosed paddocks of yew, hawthorn and blackthorn. The combination of intact medieval churches, surviving ancient hedgerows, and the dramatic backdrop of the downs above is a landscape character that has scarcely changed in 400 years.
Pubs within 3 miles of Willesborough Windmill
| Pub | Distance from route | Address | Postcode | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Honest Miller open_in_new | 2.2 miles | Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF | TN25 5PF | Ashford |
Plan your visit
Every walk on this site starts and finishes at The King’s Head — Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA.
Frequently asked about Willesborough Windmill
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