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| HER Number: | MDV43541 |
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| Name: | Sherwell Wollen Mill, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Ruins of Sherwell woollen mill, served by the Old Mill Leat. It went out of use between 1904 and 1946.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 735 662 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/184
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WOOLLEN MILL (XIX - 1849 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
1888 AND 1904, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV299444.
Sherwell woollen mill. "sherwell woollen mill" shown on os 25" (1888 and 1904) maps (os).
1961, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV299445.
Marked "ruin" on os 25" (1961) map (os).
1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV299446.
Building shown but not marked on os 6" (1963) map (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV299447.
Des=os 6"(1904)114sw.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV299448.
Weddell, p. J. /an archaeological assessment of land at market street, buckfastleigh/(emafu report 91.60)/(1991)/figs 2,4.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 Vp1 5066-5067 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.
A roofless structure is visible.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (Interpretation). SDV361305.
The mill building is visible as a roofless structure on aerial photographs taken in 1946, indicating that the mill became ruinous by this date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV299444 | Migrated Record: 1888 AND 1904. |
| SDV299445 | Migrated Record: 1961. |
| SDV299446 | Migrated Record: 1963. |
| SDV299447 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV299448 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV352279 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 Vp1 5066-5067 12-JUL-1946. |
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| SDV361305 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley. Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48289 | Related to: Old Mill Leat, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV108629 | Related to: Sherwell Court, Buckfastleigh (Building) |
| MDV43534 | Related to: Site of Town Corn Mill, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV108627 | Related to: Terrace of cottages on Silver Street, Buckfastleigh (Building) |
| MDV102833 | Related to: Weir on River Mardle at Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2018 12:45PM |
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