Copton Pumping Windmill

Copton Mill is a tower mill in Copton, Faversham, Kent, England that was built in 1863 to pump water for Faversham Water Company's waterworks. It is just south of junction 6 of the M2 motorway.

History
Copton Mill was built by the millwrights Spray and Harmer in 1863. The mill was marked on the 1858–72 and 1903–10 Ordnance Survey maps. It was worked by wind until 1930, when the cap and sails were removed and replaced with a 6000 impgal water tank.

Owners

 * Faversham Water Company
 * Mid Kent Water Company
 * South East Water

Description
Copton Mill is a three-storey brick tower mill which formerly had a Kentish-style cap. It had four patent sails 37 ft long and 5 ft wide carried on a cast-iron windshaft. The mill was winded by a fantail. It was rated at 15 hp and could pump 10000 impgal of water per hour. An oil engine was used as auxiliary power.