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HER Number:MDV65651
Name:Tenter ground, Higher Mill, Buckfastleigh

Summary

Adjoining 'Higher Mill' to the south-east was a field called 'Rack Meadow' where cloth from the tucking mill was stretched. In 1795 it was listed as part of 'Sackfields Tenement'.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 739 673
Map Sheet:SX76NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBuckfastleigh
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/16/4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TENTER GROUND (XVIII - 1751 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, 1199 (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Plot adjoining Higher Mill to the south-east is named 'Little Meadow' on the Tithe Apportionment.

Manning, P. T. + Goodwin, N. + Collings, A. G., 2000, Archaeological Recording at Higher Mill Cottages, Buckfast Abbey, 2 (Report 00.84) (Report - Survey). SDV313846.

(SX 739 673) Adjoining 'Higher Mill' to the south-east was a field called 'Rack Meadow' where cloth from the tucking mill was stretched. In 1795 it was listed as part of 'Sackfields Tenement'.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV313846Report - Survey: Manning, P. T. + Goodwin, N. + Collings, A. G.. 2000. Archaeological Recording at Higher Mill Cottages, Buckfast Abbey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.84. A4 Bound + Digital. 2 (Report 00.84).
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. 1199. [Mapped feature: #132144 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 30 2021 11:23AM