Mutton's Mill (also known as Manor House Mill) is a windpump located on the

Halvergate Marshes The Halvergate Marshes are an area of grazing marsh in the east of the English county of Norfolk. They form part of the area of The Broads and lie between the River Bure and the River Yare, bordering Breydon Water on the east. The marshes cover a ...

in the detached parish of

Freethorpe Freethorpe is a village and civil parish in the English of Norfolk. The village is located south-west of Great Yarmouth and south-east of Great Yarmouth, located within the Norfolk Broads. History The origin of Freethorpe's name is uncertain ...

within

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in the

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Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nort ...

. The mill is a Grade II*

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and is east of the village of

Halvergate Halvergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Reedham, between the Rivers Bure and Yare, within The Broads. To the east of the village is the hamlet of Wickhampton and the Halvergate Marshes, an area of d ...

and north-west of

Berney Arms Berney Arms is a settlement on the north bank of the River Yare, close to Breydon Water in the English county of Norfolk. It is part of the civil parish of Reedham, in the district of Broadland, and lies within The Broads. It comprises a r ...

. It lies close to the route of the

Weavers' Way The Weavers' Way is a long-distance footpath in Norfolk, England. Much of the Weavers’ Way footpath follows the old trackbed of the Aylsham to Great Yarmouth railway line, which was operated by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway a ...

long-distance footpath.

History

The mill was last worked in 1947 by Mr Fred Mutton (hence the name Mutton's Mill) and was used to drain the surrounding marshland into the

Halvergate Fleet Halvergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Reedham, between the Rivers Bure and Yare, within The Broads. To the east of the village is the hamlet of Wickhampton and the Halvergate Marshes, an area of dra ...

. The mill is now in private ownership and in 1984 a new cap and six-bladed fantail followed by one pair of patent sails in 1998. The mill's restored fantail was blown off the mill in 2005; however, it has since been replaced during 2008. From time to time it is possible to see the sails turning.

References

External links

Information regarding many of the windpumps on Halvergate Marshes
Windmills of the Norfolk Broads Tower mills in the United Kingdom Grade II* listed buildings in Norfolk {{Norfolk-struct-stub