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| HER Number: | MDV20648 |
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| Name: | Owlacombe Corn Mill |
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Summary
Former corn mill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 573 167 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS51NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Roborough |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ROBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS51NE/31
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATERMILL (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 30SE (Cartographic). SDV335727.
'Owlacombe Corn Mill' shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.
Owlacombe Mill, shown with millpond at SS57361670, and leat.
University of the Third Age, 1995, Watermills in North Devon 1994, 92 (Monograph). SDV74915.
Mill no longer exists. Millstones are supposed to be at Owlacombe Farm. Wheelpit has been cemented in. A 9" Victorian glazed pipe, which used to feed water to the sluice from the now overgrown millpond, is still extant. Last used 1920. A print showing it in use is held by Barnstaple Library.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 43.40 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 310 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Owlacombe Mill described in a sale of 2000 as situated along the banks of Whitsleigh Water a tributary of the river Torridge, with the remains of 'an ancient mill pond' .
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 43.40. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 310. |
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| SDV335727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 30SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV74915 | Monograph: University of the Third Age. 1995. Watermills in North Devon 1994. Watermills in North Devon 1994. A5 Paperback. 92. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV34965 | Related to: Millpond at Owlacombe Corn Mill (Monument) |
| MDV69738 | Related to: Owlascombe Mill Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 11 2008 11:24AM |
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