It is a good example of a complete English windmill and has been designated a Grade II* listed building.

[1] Marsh Mill was commissioned by local landowner Bold Fleetwood Hesketh of Rossall Hall and built in 1794 by Fylde millwright Ralph Slater.

[4] Slater was a well-known millwright in the area; he also built mills at Pilling and Clifton.

[4][6] In the 19th century, the original chain and wheel winding gear was replaced with a four bladed fantail.

[4] In 1930, two women who intended to buy the mill fell and died while inspecting it when the fantail staging collapsed when they stood on it.

[5][6][9] English Heritage have called it "an exceptionally complete example of a tower windmill in a national context".