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| HER Number: | MDV21157 |
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| Name: | Embridge Mill, Stoke Fleming |
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Summary
Embridge Mill is the most northerly of four water mills with associated ponds and leats between Riversbridge and Blackpool Sands. Site now a private house.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 850 487 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stoke Fleming |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKE FLEMING |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX84NE/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Embridge Corn Mill (Disused)' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, comprising a rectangular building between the road and the stream with a leat funnind from Riversbridge to the north. The most northerly of four mills between Riversbridge and Blackpool Sands.
Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.
Riversbridge, Ambridge or Higher Mill. Corn mill ceased working c40 years ago. Millpool extant. Building stone with slate roof, wooden casement windows.18th century.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 19 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
'Embridge Mill' on a stream leading to Blackpool Sands. Other details: 4.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 306 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
'Embridge Mill' is a large private house built on the plinth of the old mill. This mill and Middle Mill to the south were supplied with water from ponds at Riversbridge to the north. The property was sold in 2000 as a "detached residence created from a former mill and mill house". The mill on the River Em is thought to be of considerable age. Records of two mills in the valley go back to 1600. Other details: Draft Report.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 19. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 306. |
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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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| SDV83967 | Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72503 | Parent of: Stoke Fleming, Weir at Embridge Mill (Monument) |
| MDV72503 | Related to: Stoke Fleming, Weir at Embridge Mill (Monument) |
| MDV21160 | Related to: Higher Blackpool Mill, Stoke Fleming (Monument) |
| MDV21159 | Related to: Lower Blackpool Mill or Blackpool Mill Farm, Stoke Fleming (Monument) |
| MDV21158 | Related to: Middle Blackpool Mill, Stoke Fleming (Monument) |
| MDV72503 | Parent of: Stoke Fleming, Weir at Embridge Mill (Monument) |
| MDV72503 | Related to: Stoke Fleming, Weir at Embridge Mill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 8 2008 11:58AM |
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