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| HER Number: | MDV21310 |
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| Name: | Town Mills, Staverton |
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Summary
Mills in Staverton are documented in 1383 and 1586. Marked as a corn mill on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, business finally ceased in 1925. It was bought by the Dartington Trust in the early 1930s who installed turbines for electricity generation. It has now been converted to domestic accommodation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 793 637 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Staverton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DARTINGTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STAVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SE/55
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATERMILL (First mentioned, XIV - 1383 AD to 1383 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Town Mills (Corn) marked.
Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.
Gristmill. Building has hydro-electric power turbines which are still in operation. 19th century building of stone and slate.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 9.47 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
There are documentary references to mills in Staverton in 1383 and 1586. Bodman quotes from Hemery's 'Historic Dart' according to which the corn milling business ceased at Staverton Town Mill in 1925. It was bought by the Dartington Trust in the early 1930s who installed turbines for electricity generation. It has now been converted to domestic accommodation.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 19 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
Ex. Arch. No. 19. Watercourse: River Dart
The mills may have medieval origins.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 9.47. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. |
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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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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #83075 ] |
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| SDV356906 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 19. |
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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
| MDV77983 | Related to: Leat East of Town Mills, Staverton (Monument) |
| MDV107961 | Related to: Staverton Town Mills Leat (Monument) |
| MDV105681 | Related to: Staverton Weir (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 9 2014 11:51AM |
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