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HER Number:MDV51307
Name:South Corn Mill, Salcombe

Summary

Southern Mill shown on 19th century map

Location

Grid Reference:SX 724 377
Map Sheet:SX73NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSalcombe
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishMALBOROUGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NW/123

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MILL (Unknown date)

Full description

Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica, 474 (Monograph). SDV323771.


Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

A group of buildings of the mill site are depicted within Plot 1335 on the 1841 Malborough parish tithe map and recorded as 'House, Mill and Court' on the accompanying apportionment. Plot 1283 is also recorded as 'Higher Mill Pond', and Plots 1339 and 1338 as 'Mill Pond Meadow'.


Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

A group of buildings of the mill site are depicted within Plot 1335 on the 1841 Malborough parish tithe map and recorded as 'House, Mill and Court' on the accompanying apportionment. Plot 1283 is also recorded as 'Higher Mill Pond', and Plots 1339 and 1338 as 'Mill Pond Meadow'.


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

Shown as 'South Corn Mill' on Ordnance Survey 25 inch (1880s-1890s) map with a group of buildings around an irregular shaped yard.


Ordnance Survey, 1907, 138NW (Cartographic). SDV174398.

'Southern Mill' marked on Ordnance Survey 6 inch 1907 & on 1963 map.


Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.

Visited in 1973. A 19th century gristmill.


Turton, S. D., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Salcombe Marine Discharge Scheme, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV174932.

Mill building of local stone (shale/slate), with 2 wheelpits. Mentioned in 1822 as being one of 4 mills in the parish (see Lysons).


Pim, R., 1993, Water Power in the South Hams, 12 (Article in Serial). SDV141019.


Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 20, 41 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.


Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

A group of buildings of the mill site are depicted within Plot 1335 on the 1841 Malborough parish tithe map and recorded as 'House, Mill and Court' on the accompanying apportionment. Plot 1283 is also recorded as 'Higher Mill Pond', and Plots 1339 and 1338 as 'Mill Pond Meadow' which presumably reference the site of the mill itself.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV141019Article in Serial: Pim, R.. 1993. Water Power in the South Hams. Kingsbridge History Society Recorder. 9. Unknown. 12.
SDV174398Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 138NW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV174932Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Salcombe Marine Discharge Scheme. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.58. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4.
SDV305931Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 20, 41.
SDV323771Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. 474.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV83967Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound.

Associated Monuments

MDV51938Related to: Millpond at Southern Mill, Salcombe (Monument)
MDV51939Related to: Salcombe, Southern Mill, Leat (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV3855 - Archaeological assessment of SWW Salcombe marine discharge scheme
  • EDV3856 - Survey of watermills in Devon

Date Last Edited:Mar 18 2015 11:16AM