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Windmills can be found all over the country (and in other places around the world) but did you know that there are different types of windmill?

Have you wondered what they are used for?

energy.
The energy can then be used to power machinery used to do different jobs, for example: to grind grain, make electricity or move water.

(or sails) of the windmill to turn. Using gears and cogs, this then turns a centre shaft. 
The centre shaft is connected to something that needs energy to work, e.g. a millstone or water pump. As the shaft turns, it causes these items to turn or work too. For example:
The millstones crush grain, separating the husks from the flour.
It powers a pump which moves water from one place to another.

nature as power rather than having to use human energy.

The first windmills had rectangular shaped blades.

Windmills were used in England (and other parts of Europe) from the 12th Century.
The first windmills were made from wood, but have since been made from bricks, stones and even steel.
Traditional windmill use has fallen since people began to use steam power and later, electrical power.

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pollution. Wind turbines are a type of modern windmill. They are used to create mechanical power that can be changed into electricity which is used to power homes and technology.

Because wind occurs naturally, it will never ‘run out’ so will be used well into the future.

windmill and are mainly used to pump water. 

Some wind turbines have arms that are longer than a football pitch.

Some non-working windmills have been converted into homes. Would you like to live in a windmill?

There are lots of stories with windmills in them and songs about windmills: A Windmill in Old Amsterdam, The Little Red Hen, etc. Can you think of any more?