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| HER Number: | MDV20826 |
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| Name: | TIN MILL in the Parish of Walkhampton |
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Summary
Blacktor mill; tin mill?.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 572 692 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/304
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TIN MILL (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
SX57086925, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236777.
See sx56ne/224 for find of mortarstone. Mill may be positioned at this spot (sx57086925).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236780.
Des=greeves, t. /list of doubtful devon tin mills c 1450-c 1750/(1981)no 7 (in smr). Blacktor mill; tin mill?in a document of 1693 mentioned as lying at the head of sowtons meads tinwork. The mill was situated near middleworth farm (sx56ne/129) (greeves).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236781.
Des=dro/dd 35531(a).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible 1946 RAF verticals.
Newman, P., 1994, Tinners and Tenants on South-West Dartmoor: a case study in landscape history, 224, 231 (Article in Serial). SDV340414.
Richard de Middleworthi is recorded coining tin in 1303. In 1567 'Mydleworthie' was held by Joan, wife of Elizeus Bailie, who had in 1550 coined tin at Tavistock. In 1611 the windiates of Middleworth granted shares in tinworks at 'Keyglesburrowe', 'Reddapit', 'Cramberplena', 'Deancombe Lake', 'Deancombe Land'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV236777 | Migrated Record: SX57086925. |
| SDV236780 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV236781 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV340414 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1994. Tinners and Tenants on South-West Dartmoor: a case study in landscape history. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 126. A5 Paperback. 224, 231. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3433 | Related to: Ruined farmstead at Middleworth, Walkhampton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 12:11PM |
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