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| HER Number: | MDV21146 |
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| Name: | Washabrook Mill, Kingsbridge |
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Summary
Stone building with shingles, 19th century, which had a 30 foot waterwheel in 1833. Rebuilt and refitted in 1853, and in good state of preservation in 1970s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 741 443 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingsbridge |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DODBROOKE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SW/61
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATERMILL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Corn Mill' shown.
Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.
Washabrook Mill, 19th century. Visited during 1973; Gristmill near millpond. Building of stone with shingles. Fairly good state of preservation. Water was carried in an aqueduct of which only pillars remain.
Snell, R., 1986, Green Lanes in Devon Project (Un-published). SDV8442.
Pim, R., 1993, Water Power in the South Hams, 12 (Article in Serial). SDV141019.
Name suggests possible use in woollen industry.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 19 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Other details: No 31.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 165-6 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Described in 1833 as a flour and grist mill with a 30 foot waterwheel. Mentioned in 1853 as 'Washbrook Mills' having recently been rebuilt and refitted.
Ordnance Survey, 2008, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV340009.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV141019 | Article in Serial: Pim, R.. 1993. Water Power in the South Hams. Kingsbridge History Society Recorder. 9. Unknown. 12. |
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| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 19. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 165-6. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV340009 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2008. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Digital. [Mapped feature: #83008 ] |
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| SDV83967 | Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound. |
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| SDV8442 | Un-published: Snell, R.. 1986. Green Lanes in Devon Project. Green Lanes in Devon Project. Not applicable. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV44698 | Related to: Millpond at Washabrook Mill, Kingsbridge (Monument) |
| MDV18425 | Related to: Washbrook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2012 2:30PM |
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