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| HER Number: | MDV18256 |
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| Name: | Windmill, Teignmouth |
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Summary
Former windmill near the sea front, shown on 17th and 18th century maps, apparently no longer standing by the early 19th century. Exact location not known.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 941 725 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Teignmouth |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST TEIGNMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 447763
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97SW/96
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Parry, H., 1914, Notes on Old Teignmouth, 31-2 (Monograph). SDV350617.
R. B. M., 1922-1923, Windmills in Devon and Cornwall, 351-2 (Article in Serial). SDV350618.
A windmill stood close to the sea front at Teignmouth near the site of the present war memorial. It is marked on a map of 1759 with a note attached that it was a boundary between the manor of East Teignmouth, in which it was situated, and a part of the manor of Kenton in the same parish.
Minchinton, W., 1968 - 1970, Windmills in Devon and Cornwall, 81 (Article in Serial). SDV12995.
The windmill is marked on a chart of teignmouth harbour made in 1727.
Minchinton, W. + Parsons, S., 1971 - 1973, Further Windmills in Devon, 107 (Article in Serial). SDV13006.
Minchinton, W., 1977, Windmills of Devon, 46 (Monograph). SDV12997.
Correspondence in 1628 refers to the windmill. It is marked near the site of the present lighthouse on the Den on a chart of Teignmouth harbour in 1727, and a map of 1759 marks the site as 'Place of the Old Windmill. A map of 1805 refers to 'Where the windmill stood', suggesting it was no longer standing.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX97SW32 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350616.
Pearson, A., 1985, Visitor's Guide to Teignmouth, South Devon, 97 (Monograph). SDV300876.
Roughly opposite the Royal Hotel there once stood a windmill.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV12995 | Article in Serial: Minchinton, W.. 1968 - 1970. Windmills in Devon and Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 31. Unknown. 81. |
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| SDV12997 | Monograph: Minchinton, W.. 1977. Windmills of Devon. Windmills of Devon. A5 Paperback. 46. |
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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. 107. |
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| SDV300876 | Monograph: Pearson, A.. 1985. Visitor's Guide to Teignmouth, South Devon. Visitor's Guide to Teignmouth, South Devon. A5 Paperback. 97. |
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| SDV350616 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX97SW32. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV350617 | Monograph: Parry, H.. 1914. Notes on Old Teignmouth. Notes on Old Teignmouth. 31-2. |
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| SDV350618 | Article in Serial: R. B. M.. 1922-1923. Windmills in Devon and Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 12. 351-2. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 17 2015 3:16PM |
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