Hempton postmill stood near Hempton Green. The mill had a roundhouse and drove a single pair of 4 ft 10 ins French burrr stones and a flour mill.

Green's Creditors
Creditors of John Green of Hempton, Miller & Mary Green of the same place, Widow, who signed agreement to receive dividend.
Norfolk Chronicle - 8th September 1798

John Green was almost certainly a relation of William Green who was running Fakenham watermill.

Wiliam Winn of Hempton, Miller having executed an Assignment of all his Estate & Effects to Philip Mallett Case of Testerton, Esq. & Wm. Green of Fakenham, Miller ...

To Millers & others
On Thursday 30 January 1817 will be Sold by Auction by the said Thomas Platten at the Crown Inn at Fakenham aforesaid between the hours of 6 & 8 o'c ...
All that capital POST WINDMILL standing in Hempton aforesaid, with a pair of French stones four feet & ten inches, & a flour mill, straps & going gears complete.
Monday, 15 January 1817
Norfolk Chronicle - 18th January 1817

To Millers & others
Will be Sold by Auction by Thomas Platten On Thursday 30 January 1817 under a Deed of Assignment for the benefit of Creditors
At the Crown Inn, Fakenham between the hours of 6 & 8 o'c ...
All that capital POST WINDMILL standing in Hempton in the said county, with a pair of French stones four feet & ten inches & flour mill & straps, going geers complete, late the property of Mr. Wm. Winn.
Fakenham, 15 January 1817
Norfolk Chronicle - 25th January 1817

Notice to Debtors & Creditors of William Winn of Hempton, Miller re Deed of Assignment
Norfolk Chronicle - 14th March 1818

To be Sold by Private Contract
An excellent POST WINDMILL & Round House, in most complete repair.
For further particulers apply to Wm. Sherringham, Hempton, near Fakenham, Norfolk.
Norfolk Chronicle - 22nd May 1819

White's 1854: Shakespeare Bell, millwright

1798: John Green, miller

September 1798: John Green, miller - creditors to receive a dividend

1817: William Wynn, miller

January 1817: Mill advertsed for sale by auction

March 1818: William Winn, miller - notice re Deed of Assignment

May 1819: Mill advertised for sale

Bryant's map 1826: Mill

Pigot's 1830: William Wynn, miller, Hempton

O. S. map 1838: Mill

1970: Mill site residential

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