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| HER Number: | MDV21610 |
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| Name: | Ottery Mill at Millhill Quarry |
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Summary
Ottery Mill shown on 18th century drawing as 2 buildings and a mill leat at Millhill Quarry to the north of Higher Lumburn Bridge
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 452 746 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lamerton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LAMERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Devon Record Office: L 1258 E/MP 2/Lamerton (18th c
- Devon Record Office: L 1258 M L/L5
- Devon Record Office: L 1258/16-18th cent leases/10/
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/114
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILL (XIII to XX - 1300 AD to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1836-1857, L 1258 ML/L5 (Record Office Collection). SDV342560.
Ottery Mill shown on 18th century drawing as 2 buildings (house and mill) one with undershot wheel attached. Also shown is mill leat.
Unknown, 1840, Lamerton (Cartographic). SDV342563.
Mill, mill pond and leat shown on Tithe map Apportionment.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Shown as a group of buildings on 19th century map to the north of Higher Lumburn Bridge.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Finberg, H. P. R., 1969, Tavistock Abbey: A Study in the Social and Economic History in Devon, 195 (Monograph). SDV256440.
Manorial mill.
Griffiths, D. M., 1983, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV342554.
Buildings destroyed in 20th century by quarrying. Documentary references to a possicle corn mill in 1337 and 1461.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 30 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Other details: Number 13.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 226 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Ottery Mill in Lamerton described in 1794 as newly erected ‘grist mills’ with a house and stable. By 1857 the mill was no longer in use and the buildings were converted to cottages and smithy with the leat serving the quarry machinery.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV256440 | Monograph: Finberg, H. P. R.. 1969. Tavistock Abbey: A Study in the Social and Economic History in Devon. Tavistock Abbey: A Study in the Social and Economic History in Devon. Unknown. 195. |
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| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 30. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 226. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| SDV342554 | Personal Comment: Griffiths, D. M.. 1983. |
| SDV342560 | Record Office Collection: Unknown. 1836-1857. L 1258 ML/L5. Devon Record Office Collection. Unknown. |
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| SDV342563 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1840. Lamerton. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3957 | Part of: Millhill Quarry north of Higher Lumburn Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV3957 | Related to: Millhill Quarry north of Higher Lumburn Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV3957 | Part of: Millhill Quarry north of Higher Lumburn Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV3957 | Related to: Millhill Quarry north of Higher Lumburn Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2009 4:39PM |
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