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| HER Number: | MDV18207 |
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| Name: | Windmill at Instow |
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Summary
Site of a former windmill at Instow. Field called Windmill Field on the 1842 Tithe Map and Apportionment.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 475 298 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Instow |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | INSTOW |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/76
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS43SE19
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WINDMILL (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS43SE19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV337228.
Other details: SS43SE19.
Griffiths, D. M., 12/10/1984, Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Alternative Routes of the Barnstaple Bypass, Site 7 (Un-published). SDV356775.
Site on one of the proposed alternative routes for the Barnstaple Bypass.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Unknown, 1842, Instow (Cartographic). SDV337227.
Field No 414, 'Windmill Field' is at SS47522986.
Minchinton, W., 1968 - 1970, Windmills in Devon and Cornwall, 58 (Article in Serial). SDV12995.
There were two windmills at Instow at opposite ends of the village.
Douch, H. L., 1968-1970, Windmills in Cornwall and Devon, 58 (Article in Serial). SDV13004.
Minchinton, W. + Parsons, S., 1971 - 1973, Further Windmills in Devon, 106 (Article in Serial). SDV13006.
Minchinton, W., 1977, Windmills of Devon, 41 (Monograph). SDV12997.
The site of a former windmill at Instow. In 1797 the windmill was advertised as adjoining a tidemill and in need of repair. The tidemill is marked on the 1809 Ordnance Survey map while the site is named 'Windmill Field' on the Tithe Apportionment.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1992, Preliminary Archaeological Assessment, Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV18873.
Hughes, B. D., 2011, The Tidal Mills of the Taw & Torridge Estuary, 35 (Article in Serial). SDV352276.
Probably a wooden post-mill.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV12995 | Article in Serial: Minchinton, W.. 1968 - 1970. Windmills in Devon and Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 31. Unknown. 58. |
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| SDV12997 | Monograph: Minchinton, W.. 1977. Windmills of Devon. Windmills of Devon. A5 Paperback. 41. |
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| SDV13004 | Article in Serial: Douch, H. L.. 1968-1970. Windmills in Cornwall and Devon. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 31. Unknown. 58. |
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| SDV13006 | Article in Serial: Minchinton, W. + Parsons, S.. 1971 - 1973. Further Windmills in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 32. Unknown. 106. |
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| SDV18873 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1992. Preliminary Archaeological Assessment, Taw-Torridge Tidal Waters Improvements. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 92.32. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV337227 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1842. Instow. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337228 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS43SE19. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82179 ] |
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| SDV352276 | Article in Serial: Hughes, B. D.. 2011. The Tidal Mills of the Taw & Torridge Estuary. North Devon Heritage. 22. A5 Paperback. 35. |
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| SDV356775 | Un-published: Griffiths, D. M.. 12/10/1984. Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Alternative Routes of the Barnstaple Bypass. A4 Stapled + Digital. Site 7. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29000 | Related to: Instow Tide Mill (Building) |
| MDV205 | Related to: Instow Windmill (Building) |
| MDV102782 | Related to: Possible windmill north of Tapeley Park. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 1 2015 2:33PM |
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