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| HER Number: | MDV15487 |
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| Name: | Painsford Mill, Ashprington |
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Summary
Painsford Mill(s) is documented in 1769 but is described in 1831 as having been lately rebuilt. At this time it had two water wheels working three pairs of stones. It is marked as a Corn Mill on the first edition Ordnance Survey map but was out of use by the time of the second edition in 1904-6.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 803 567 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashprington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHPRINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85NW/35
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATERMILL (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1831 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Painsford Corn Mill marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Marked as Painsford Corn Mill (Disused).
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 8.21 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 78 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Described in an advertisement in 1769 as 'Water Grist Mills' called 'Painsford Mills' with a dwelling house, stable, garden and meadow. Another advertisement of 1820 names the mills as 'Pensford Mills' an states that attached to the miis is a 'substantial newly erected Dwelling-house'. In 1831 the buildings are described as 'having lately been rebuilt'. At this time there were two water wheels working three pairs of stones.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 13 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
Ex. Arch. No. 13. Watercourse: Harbourne River.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Marked as Painsford Corn Mill (disused) on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 8.21. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 78. |
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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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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #81597 ] |
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| SDV356906 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 13. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV71507 | Related to: Beenleigh Manor Weir, Harberton (Monument) |
| MDV50305 | Related to: Painsford Mill Leat, Harberton (Monument) |
| MDV71508 | Related to: Sluice at head of Leat to Painsford Mill (Monument) |
| MDV58796 | Related to: Tailrace from Painsford Mill, Ashprington (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 9 2014 11:38AM |
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