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| HER Number: | MDV18606 |
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| Name: | MILL in the Parish of Awliscombe |
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Summary
Godford mill, awliscombe. Millhouse of stone, slate and some brick. Water supplied from a dam of water brought by leat from the river wolf. The overshot wheel does not remain. There had been two pairs of millstones. The mill may have been operating as early as 1730, but the earliest certain evidence of its existence is the tithe apportionment. It was in operation into the 20th century.(phillips + wilson).
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 129 020 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Awliscombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AWLISCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10SW/29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILL (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV102730.
Phillips, m. C. + wilson, r. E. /dcnq/33(1974-1977)17/water mills in east devon.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV102731.
Des=dcc/survey of watermills in devon/(1974)/gazetteer in smr.
DCC SURVEY, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV301639.
Grist mill probably dating from the xviii century and rebuilt. Now demolished (dcc survey).
Phillips, M. C. + Wilson, R. E., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV37856.
Godford mill, awliscombe. Millhouse of stone, slate and some brick. Water supplied from a dam of water brought by leat from the river wolf. The overshot wheel does not remain. There had been two pairs of millstones. The mill may have been operating as early as 1730, but the earliest certain evidence of its existence is the tithe apportionment. It was in operation into the 20th century.(phillips + wilson).
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.
Above entry states that the mill has been demolished but two residents of awliscombe have reported that the mill is still there with workings.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV102730 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV102731 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV301639 | Migrated Record: DCC SURVEY. |
| SDV324187 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV37856 | Migrated Record: Phillips, M. C. + Wilson, R. E.. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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