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HER Number:MDV19351
Name:Watermill at Woodbury

Summary

A mill at Woodbury is recorded in the Domesday Book. It may have been in the vicinity of Gilbrook House or on the other side of the road, near Brookside.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 007 869
Map Sheet:SY08NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWoodbury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWOODBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08NW/22

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WATERMILL (XI - 1001 AD to 1100 AD (Between))

Full description

Brighouse, U. W., 1981, Woodbury: A View from the Beacon, 34 (Monograph). SDV129476.


Brighouse, U. W., 1982, Milling in Woodbury, 63-66 (Article in Serial). SDV129477.

A mill at Woodbury in mentioned in Domesday Book. It may have been in the vicinity of Gilbrook House or, more likely, it was on the other side of the road, near Brookside, after the Gilbrook had been joined by the additional water of the Pollybrook.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV129476Monograph: Brighouse, U. W.. 1981. Woodbury: A View from the Beacon. Woodbury: A View from the Beacon. Unknown. 34.
SDV129477Article in Serial: Brighouse, U. W.. 1982. Milling in Woodbury. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 35. Unknown. 63-66.

Associated Monuments

MDV19347Related to: Exton Mill (Monument)
MDV20255Related to: Mills at Gilbrook Tannery, Woodbury (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 7 2009 2:22PM