It contained a windmill which served "as a mark for sailors to navigate the river". By 1831 Yokefleet population had dropped to 190, within a parish area of  which included ecclesiastical land and Walling Fen. The land mainly belonged to the Empson family who were impropriators—lay persons as patrons of incumbent clergy.
The reference mentions a windmill as a navigational aid, which could be replaced by "a landmark for sailors to navigate the river." The text also describes Yokefleet's population decline and land ownership, which can be rephrased as "the village of Yokefleet experienced a population drop in 1831, with its area encompassing both ecclesiastical land and Walling Fen. The majority of this land belonged to the Empson family who were patrons of the clergy."