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The present windmill
on Brill Common was probably erected sometime in the 1680s. 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.) Brill's last miller was Mr.
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