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	Windmill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A windmill is an engine powered by the energy of wind to mill grain, often contained in a large building as in traditional post mills, smock mills and tower mills.
		Windmills were developed from the 12th century, apparently from technology gained by crusaders who came into contact with windmills in the Middle East.
		The development of the water-pumping windmill in the USA was the major factor in allowing the farming and ranching of vast areas of North America, which were otherwise devoid of readily accessible water.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Windmill (800 words)

	Pitstone Windmill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pitstone Windmill stands in the north east corner of a large field near the parish boundary of Ivinghoe and Pitstone in Buckinghamshire.
		It is thought to have been first built circa 1627 as this date is carved on part of the framework.
		This is the earliest date to be found on any windmill in the British Isles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pitstone_Windmill (350 words)

	Brill Windmill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Although not quite the oldest windmill in England, it is one of the best preserved of the dozen or so 17th century 'post-mills' still standing.
		(Pitstone Windmill, also in Buckinghamshire, was built in 1627 and is believed to be the oldest windmill in Britain.) A post-mill is a mill in which the whole structure revolves around a central post in order to face the wind.
		This windmill, known as Parson's Mill, was struck by lightening in 1905 and demolished in 1906.
	www.brill.uk.net /brill/history/windmill.html (307 words)

	Windmill - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A windmill is an engine powered by the energy of wind.
		Persian sources indicate windmill use as early as the 7th century BC.
		The arrival of electricity in rural areas, brought by the REA in the 1930s through 1950s, made these windmills obsolete in the Midwest and other more built-up areas.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Windmill (638 words)

	Mills - Pitstone Windmill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This post mill is believed to be the oldest windmill in the British Isles, dating back to at least 1627.
		The mill ground wheat and other cereals for the village until 1902 when a freak storm caused massive damage before the structure could be turned to face the wind.
		To visit the mill is a truly remarkable experience because it represents the earliest form of windmill construction.
	www.aylesburyvale.net /visit/tourism/south/info/mills/pitstone (193 words)

	Read about Windmill at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Windmill and learn about Windmill here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The windmills of La Mancha were made particularly famous by a scene
		Persian sources indicate windmill use as early as the
		This was the connection between the windmill and the pump rod, which generally went through the drop pipe to the
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Windmill (693 words)

	Pitstone Windmill: Waterscape.com
		The parish of Pitstone sits quietly in a rural corner of Buckinghamshire.
		Pitstone Windmill has dominated this skyline since 1627 when it was constructed as part of the first wave of British post mills.
		Visitors today are awed by the early windmill mechanics, which still balance on the head of a massive wooden post.
	www.waterscape.com /servicesdirectory/Pitstone_Windmill (217 words)

	Hemelhempstead Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		IN a quiet corner of Buckinghamshire on the fringes of Chiltern Hills, sits the parish of Pitstone, nestled snugly alongside the equally rural Ivinghoe.
		The oldest windmill in the British Isles, it was constructed in 1627, but badly damaged by a storm in 1902, which ended its working life.
		Pitstone Church Committee manages the premises and shares with the Redundant Churches Trust responsibility for maintaining the building.
	www.hemelonline.co.uk /mk4custompages/CustomPage.aspx?PageID=3921 (976 words)

	Molinos de Viento en Reino Unido
		Buslingthorpe Windmill, Windmill at Seacroft Swillington Mill, Potternewton Mill.
		The Windmills of Surrey: Wray Common, Reigate Heath, Outwood Mill, Charlwood (Lowfield Heath windmill), Tadworth, Ewhurst, Cherfold, Frimley, Mugswell, Gatwick Manor.
		The Windmill from the Foot of Borstal Hill and The Windmill at the Crest of Borstal Hill
	web.jet.es /plopezp/viento/mol_uk.htm (987 words)

	Tring Info: Ivinghoe and Pitstone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The villages of Ivinghoe and Pitstone are close together, 3 miles north of Tring.
		Given to the National Trust in 1937, it is now restored and is open to the public on Sunday and Bank Holiday afternoons during the summer months.
		Built in the early 1700s on the site of an earlier mill, it has been restored to recreate the atmosphere of a small corn mill in the 1800s.
	www.tring.gov.uk /info/ivinghoe.htm (263 words)

	Pitstone Windmill -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pitstone Windmill -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Pitstone Windmill stands in the north east corner of a large field near the (A local church community) parish boundary of (additional info and facts about Ivinghoe) Ivinghoe and (additional info and facts about Pitstone) Pitstone in (additional info and facts about Buckinghamshire) Buckinghamshire.
		This is the earliest date to be found on any (Generator that extracts usable energy from winds) windmill in the (Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic) British Isles.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pi/pitstone_windmill.htm (487 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - St. Albans Observer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		So big, in fact, they covered it up during the war to prevent German pilots working out exactly where they were.
		Eastward is Pitstone windmill, the oldest of its type in Britain, dating from 1627.
		Pitstone Windmill, the oldest post mill in Britain, is open to the public from June to August, 2.30pm to 6pm.
	www.stalbansobserver.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=263239 (811 words)

	Windmill - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Persian sources indicate windmill use as early as the 7th century BC 1 (http://www.catpress.com/bplanet9/eeolica.htm) 2 (http://web.utk.edu/~persian/windmill.htm).
		American Wind Power Center (http://www.windmill.com) - An American water pumping windmill museum in Lubbock, Texas USA.
		Shattuck Windmill Museum (http://www.shattuckwindmillmuseum.org/) Thirty-nine water pumping windmills used on the plains; located in Shattuck, Oklahoma
	www.unipedia.info /Windmill.html (857 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pitstone Windmill, an early 17th Century post mill
		A post mill is a special type of windmill.
		Outwood Post Mill is Britains oldest working windmill, and is currently for sale, also the mill is open to the public on Sunday afternoons, and available to hire for wedding receptions and parties...
	post_mill.iqexpand.com /index.php?title=Talk:Post_mill&action=edit (408 words)

	Windmills - frequently asked questions
		The best reference for windmills (and watermills) in the UK that are open to the public is Mills Open published by the SPAB Mills Section.
		Despite masses of web pages that claim otherwise, and plenty of quizbooks as well, there are examples of windmills whose sails rotate clockwise, and examples that rotate anticlockwise.
		This picture of Windmills on Saaremaa, Estonia shows a pair of mills whose sails rotate in opposite directions.
	www.windmillworld.com /windmills/faq.htm (637 words)

	Windmill Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		New windmills have smaller parts than these pictures above.
		They also capture more wind and can be placed on top of the sea, instead of being offshore.
		This is good because land will not be wasted.
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Windmill (1024 words)

	Sniffy's Album
		There are some suggestion that it was a defensive structure but it's more likely a boundry marker, possibly marking the boundry of the Belgic tribe from the late Iron age.
		Pitstone hill has a part of Grim's ditch running along the side of it, see above and possibly evidence of Neolithic flint mines near to the dyke.
		Seven Saxon warriors were found in a common grave on top of the hill, showing how turbulant the times could be.
	uk.msnusers.com /SniffysAlbum/ivinghoebeacon.msnw (667 words)

	Pitstone model (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Windmill enthusiast Eric Edwards has contacted me with regards a superb model of Pitstone Windmill he has for sale.
		1/12th scale engineering/architectural model of Pitstone Windmill, Buckinghamshire.
		Constructed by the present owner 20 years ago from architectural drawings produced for the National Trust by David Wray.
	www.nomad-online.co.uk /html/pitstone_model.html (297 words)

	windmill information site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	Windmill Preschool
		(with priority being given to children from Ivinghoe, Pitstone and Ivinghoe Aston - we are happy to accomodate other children if space allows).
		We also run a Parent/Carer Rota, so that we have an extra helper at each session - a good opportunity for parents to share in pre-school's activities.
		Windmill Pre-School is a committee-run pre-school - parents/carers organise fundraising, help with activities, and are involved with the management of pre-school.
	www.windmillpreschool.co.uk (219 words)

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	Ivinghoe, Pitstone Windmill and Oxford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Pam next to Pitstone Windmill with Ivinghoe Beacon in the background (Large version)
		The sign says "This is believed to be the oldest windmill in the British Isles and bears the date 1627." (Large version)
		A flboard at the History of Science Museum in Oxford that Albert Einstein used to demonstrate that the universe is expanding - there was a second one, but a cleaner erased it!
	www.manor.org /~ian/summer2003luton.htm (274 words)

	Windmills at Windmill World
		Focus of the month: English windmills by county
		English windmills: For full coverage, see County map.
		Converted windmills ~ Thatched mills ~ Industrial windmills ~ Groups of mills ~ Tallest
	www.windmillworld.com (222 words)

	Xah: Windmills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		above: a close up of a dilapidated windmill.
		This type of windmill are called American Style windmill.
		above: Pitstone Windmill, believed to be the oldest windmill in the British Isles.
	xahlee.org /Whirlwheel_dir/windmill.html (111 words)

	BUG backpackers hostel reviews Ivinghoe Youth Hostel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The reason that Ivinghoe Youth Hostel has no garden is because the YHA sold off the land to developers a few years ago!
		It used to back on to fields and there was a magnificent view of Pitstone Windmill.
		Ivinghoe is a rather quiet village but you can visit an old windmill nearby (very nice and peaceful).
	www.bugeurope.com /reviews/England/Buckinghamshire/Ivinghoe/uken210 (300 words)

	About The Chiltern Hills
		At Whipsnade village look out for the "Tree Cathedral" - a wood planted in the shape of a cathedral where a service is held annually.
		Moving along the hills, Ivinghoe Beacon and Pitstone Hill are great for walkers and nature lovers.
		Historic Pitstone Windmill stands beside the village of Ivinghoe and, nearby is delightful Aldbury - a typical old English village clustered around a pond.
	www.croftvideo.co.uk /aboutthechilterns.html (854 words)

	Windmills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This arrangement allowed wells as deep as 1200 feet to be constructed, though most were much more shallow.
		Today, with increases in energy prices and the expense of replacing electric pumps, has led to an increase in the repair, restoration and installation of new windmills., used to provide water for farming villages in the rugged mountains Henan province.
		A low-cost wind generator driven battery charger (January) 1 ?
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Windmills (710 words)

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