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| HER Number: | MDV18225 |
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| Name: | Windmill at Down Farm, Bere Ferrers |
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Summary
The site of a former windmill. A manorial agreement of 1637 refers to a windmill on land known as Downe. Two fields are named as Higher and Lower Windmill on the Tithe Apportionment.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 452 658 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/535
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WINDMILL (Documented, XVII - 1637 AD to 1637 AD)
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Two fields named as Higher and Lower Windmill on the Bere Ferrers Tithe Apportionment (plots 1632 and 1633).
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Minchinton, W., 1977, Windmills of Devon, 8, 37 (Monograph). SDV12997.
The site of a former windmill at Bere Ferrers. A manorial agreement of 1637 refers to a messuage, windmill and customary lands belonging, called Downe. The name on tithe apportionment plan lends supporting evidence.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV12997 | Monograph: Minchinton, W.. 1977. Windmills of Devon. Windmills of Devon. A5 Paperback. 8, 37. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82183 ] |
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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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 7 2022 5:36PM |
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