Stocks Mill, near Wittersham, is the tallest of the county's remaining post mills. It takes its name from the surrounding area, called 'The Stocks' on mid-19th century maps.
It is a Grade II listed building with a roundhouse of tarred brick under a sloping wooden felted roof.
The mill operated for 120 years up to the beginning of the 20th century. In 1980, it was transferred to Kent County Council and a local 'Friends of Stocks Mill' group was set up to help preserve the mill and open it to the public.
No machinery remains, although there are some interesting features, such as the fine post and trestles, a well preserved roundhouse (with a display of mill exhibits) and 4 spring-shuttered sweeps - a rare arrangement in Kent.
The centre post of the mill has the date, 1781, and the initials RV carved on it. This is either the date of the mill's construction or the date it was moved to Wittersham.
The mill is at Wittersham on the Isle of Oxney, surrounded by the private gardens of Stocks Mill House, the original Grade II listed 16th century mill house.
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