Windmills in Littleover

Littleover reaches an altitude of over 340feet at its highest point which is very suitable to place a mill to use the dominant westerly winds. There are records showing at least two windmills. These would be for milling grain rather than pumping duties.

The Doomsday book states there were two mills in the village in 1087 but their location is unknown. In 'Littleover and its Church' by A B Scott, published 1916, the author states that 'there was a windmill at one time in the field on the west side of Chain Lane, between the lane and the clump of beech trees, in that part of the field called Mill Close'. It is situated on an area of rising ground, and would have been an excellent position for a windmill to be built.