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| HER Number: | MDV21159 |
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| Name: | Lower Blackpool Mill or Blackpool Mill Farm, Stoke Fleming |
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Summary
Lower Blackpool Mill also known as Blackpool Farm Mill is the lowest of four former water mills with associated ponds and leats between Riversbridge and Blackpool Sands.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 850 482 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stoke Fleming |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKE FLEMING |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX84NE/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Lower Blackpool Mill Corn Mill' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map as a group of buildings to the west of the stream and road with a 'Mill Leat' to the north. Marked as 'Blackpool Farm' on 1904-1906 map. The most southerly of four mills on the River Em between Riversbridge and Blackpool Sands.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.
Blackpool Farm Mill. Corn mill, c1400. Building is stone with slate roof. Wooden casement windows. Sack hoist, runner and bed-stone survive. Restoration plans current in 1972.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 19 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Other details: 1.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 306 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
'Blackpool Farm' mill is the most southerly of the four mill sites on the River Em. No water wheel remains. Other details: Draft Report.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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. 306. |
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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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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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Associated Monuments
| MDV21157 | Related to: Embridge Mill, Stoke Fleming (Monument) |
| MDV21160 | Related to: Higher Blackpool Mill, Stoke Fleming (Monument) |
| MDV21158 | Related to: Middle Blackpool Mill, Stoke Fleming (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 8 2008 12:30PM |
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