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| HER Number: | MDV21130 |
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| Name: | Aveton Gifford, Ashford Mill |
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Summary
Ashford Mill is described as having 'two sets of grist mills' in 1793 and as 'Flour and Grist Mills' in 1860. It is marked as a corn mill on the 1880s 25" OS map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 687 482 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NE/37
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CORN MILL (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
'Ashton Mill (Corn)' marked on 1880s 25" OS map.
Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.
Ashford Mill. 19th century gristmill. Other details: Gazetteer.
Pim, R., 1993, Water Power in the South Hams, 13 (Article in Serial). SDV141019.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 1 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Other details: 23.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 1 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Documentary references from 1784 to 1860. In 1793 it is described as having ''two sets of grist mills' in and in 1860 as 'Grist and Flour Mills' with 'two pair of stones'. Other details: Draft Report.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV141019 | Article in Serial: Pim, R.. 1993. Water Power in the South Hams. Kingsbridge History Society Recorder. 9. Unknown. 13. |
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| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 1. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 1. |
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| SDV83967 | Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV71865 | Related to: LEAT in the Parish of Aveton Gifford (Monument) |
| MDV71866 | Related to: MILL POND in the Parish of Aveton Gifford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 3:02PM |
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