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| HER Number: | MDV134802 |
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| Name: | Mill at Prospect, South Zeal |
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Summary
No longer extant, a tucking mill was built near here following the conversion of Zeal Mill (MDV15387) to a grain mill. This mill also belong to the Curson family. Burnt down in 1816.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 264 093 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FULLING MILL (XVI to XIX - 1520 AD (Between) to 1816 AD (Between))
Full description
Lega-Weekes, E., 1901, The Neighbours of North Wyke: Part 1, 399-468 (Article in Serial). SDV347144.
Lega-Weeks referes to Curson's Mill, South Zeal MDV15387); the ancient manor mill. Curson also owned a tucking mill burnt down about 85 years ago. Some remains in meadow where the bowling green used to be, opposite house called Owl's Foot. The washing place is just across the hedge from "Tucking Mill meadow".
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 79 (Monograph). SDV360401.
A replacement tucking mill was built at Prospect (SX 6488 9313) and was operational in the decades from 1520 until it burnt down in 1816. At this time it was owned by the Curson family, like the nearby Zeal Mill (MDV15387).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV347144 | Article in Serial: Lega-Weekes, E.. 1901. The Neighbours of North Wyke: Part 1. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 33. A5 Hardback. 399-468. |
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| SDV360401 | Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 79. [Mapped feature: #142316 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20865 | Related to: Blowing mill at Ramsley/Prospect Place, South Zeal (Monument) |
| MDV7022 | Related to: Burgage plots, South Zeal (Monument) |
| MDV15387 | Related to: South Zeal Mill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2024 2:21PM |
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