Ashton Windmill

Ashton windmill is a tower mill in Chapel Allerton, Somerset, England. The mill has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.

The mill is a typical Somerset tower mill, built of coursed colour-washed rubble, with a revolving cap, tailfan and four sails. The tower is 7.5 metres (25 ft) high, with walls 60 centimetres (24 in) thick and sails 13 metres (43 ft) across. The last millstones were 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) in diameter. The mill could grind 400 kilograms (880 lb) of corn in an hour and was also used for grinding beans for cattle feed.

It is the only windmill in Somerset with a complete set of working machinery. The mill is opened two afternoons a week in summer by a group of local volunteers and is free to visit, although donations are welcome.