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Summary

Clyng Corn Mill shown on 19th century map and converted to a dwelling

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NW/19

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CORN MILL (Unknown date)

Full description

Unknown, Untitled Source (Photograph). SDV170726.

Slide in SMR. Other details: Slide.

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

A range of buildings are depicted within Plot 504 on the 1839 Kingston tithe map and recorded as 'Court & Buildings' on the accompanying apportionment.

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

A range of buildings are depicted within Plot 504 on the 1839 Kingston tithe map and recorded as 'Court & Buildings' on the accompanying apportionment.

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

The layout of the complex is partly altered and enlarged on the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, when the site is labelled as 'Cling Corn Mill'.

Ordnance Survey, 1906, 1967, Untitled Source, 131NW (Cartographic). SDV170722.

'Cling Corn Mill' shown on 1906 6" OS map. Marked as 'Clyng Mill (disused)' on 1967 6" OS map.

Minchinton, W. + Perkins, J., 1971, Tidemills of Devon and Cornwall, 35 (Monograph). SDV114474.

Clyng Mill, Kingston, on the Erme estuary, is the possible site of a tidemill.

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

19th century gristmill. Cast Iron overshot water wheel, 12ft diameter.

Griffith, F. M., 1983, Untitled Source (Site Visit). SDV170725.

Site overlooked from Oldaport. The mill itself has been turned into a modern looking house. Presumably the tidemill suggested by Minchinton and Perkins would be situated at cSX6284897. No traces of this could be seen from the hill, but the pond etc is clear on the 1967 6" OS map. However, a possible millpond and dam, presumable freshwater, were visible at SX63014908, further upstream.

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

Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 12 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.

Other details: 1.

Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 93 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.

Directory entries to Cling or Clyng Mill for 1850, 1857 and 1878. The waterwheel is modern, 18ft diameter by 3ft wide with an iron shaft and linked to a Fordson gearbox via a pit wheel brought from the ruinous Spriddlescombe Mill, Modbury. Tentering gear for one pair of stones remains. The high-level millpond was once served by two leats, but one is now blocked off. Other details: Draft Report.

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

A range of buildings are depicted within Plot 504 on the 1839 Kingston tithe map and recorded as 'Court & Buildings' on the accompanying apportionment. The layout of the complex is partly altered and enlarged on the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s, when the site is labelled as 'Cling Corn Mill'.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV114474	Monograph: Minchinton, W. + Perkins, J.. 1971. Tidemills of Devon and Cornwall. Tidemills of Devon and Cornwall. Unknown. 35.
SDV141019	Article in Serial: Pim, R.. 1993. Water Power in the South Hams. Kingsbridge History Society Recorder. 9. Unknown. 12.
SDV170722	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906, 1967. 6". 131NW.
SDV170725	Site Visit: Griffith, F. M.. 1983.
SDV170726	Photograph: Unknown.
SDV305931	Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 12.
SDV325576	Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 93.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV83967	Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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