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HER Number:MDV20077
Name:Byter Mill, Stoke Gabriel

Summary

Documentary references indicate that Byter or Boyter Mill was working as a corn or grist mill in the 18th century. It is described in 1899 has having two pairs of stones. The waterwheel has now gone.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 855 574
Map Sheet:SX85NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStoke Gabriel
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOKE GABRIEL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85NE/34

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WATERMILL (First mentioned, XVIII - 1774 AD to 1774 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

Byter mill. Shown on os 6" (1890) together with mill pool at sx85555745.(os).


1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159252.

'Bhyter mill (disused)' indicated on os 6" (1933) 'mill' indicated on os 6" (1963).(os).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159253.

Osa=sx85ne16.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159254.

Des=os 6"(1933 with additions in 1938)sheet 121se.


Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Byter Mill (Corn) marked with the Mill Pond above.


Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon (Report - Interim). SDV325576.

Ther are documentary references to a corn or water-grist mills called Byter or Boyter Mills dating back to 1774. A sales notice for 1899 describes the mill as having two pairs of stones. The waterwheel has now gone.


Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV148Migrated Record:
SDV159252Migrated Record: 1963.
SDV159253Migrated Record:
SDV159254Migrated Record:
SDV325576Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82668 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV108139Related to: Sluice 520 metres above Pords Bridge, Stoke Gabriel (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 10 2016 12:24PM