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| HER Number: | MDV15341 |
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| Name: | Gyggeston, Edistone or Galsham Mill, Hartland |
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Summary
Site of a fulling mill and a corn mill first recorded in 1301.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 240 223 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/13/2
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/20/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CORN MILL (First mentioned, XIV - 1301 AD to 1301 AD)
- FULLING MILL (First mentioned, XIV - 1301 AD to 1301 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Field named as Mill Ground (Plot 2255) on the Hartland Tithe Apportionment.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
No buildings shown.
Pearse Chope, R., 1902, The Early History of the Manor of Hartland, 438 (Article in Serial). SDV6735.
Eddistone. This site had a water mill and a fulling mill. In medieval documents it is called Gyggeston mylles. There is still a wheat mill and a fulling mill at Eddistone.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 17 No. 9 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Bodman lists Galsham Mill as possibly being on Philham Water.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 148 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
A fulling mill called variously Gyggeston, Edistone or Galsham Mill once stood above Warrior's Bridge. The site is now overbuilt by a modern villa. Exact location unknown
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 510 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, Nos 26 and 510 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
This site had a water mill and a fulling mill. In medieval documents it is called Gyggeston mylles. There is still (1902) a wheat mill and a fulling mill at Eddistone.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
There is now a modern house on the site.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 17 No. 9. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 148. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. Nos 26 and 510. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #6447 Map object approximate. Exact location unknown, ] |
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| SDV6735 | Article in Serial: Pearse Chope, R.. 1902. The Early History of the Manor of Hartland. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. Unknown. 438. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV81198 | Related to: 'Rackfield' Field Name south-east of Warriors Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 15 2025 9:02AM |
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