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HER Number:MDV34003
Name:Blackpool Mill, Hartland

Summary

A cottage beside the path is all that remains of Blackpool Mill, the site of which dates to at least the 16th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 226 256
Map Sheet:SS22NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/20

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CORN MILL (First mentioned, XVI - 1501 AD to 1600 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Blackpool Mill' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, comprising a rectangular building beside the side of a possible mill pool with a smaller building on the other side of the trackway.


Ordnance Survey, 1906, 17SW (Cartographic). SDV5523.


Ordnance Survey, 1964, SS22NW (Cartographic). SDV341618.


Hartland Quay Museum, 1981, Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. North from Hartland Quay (Leaflet). SDV341566.

A cottage beside the path is all that remains of Blackpool Mill, which dates to at least the 16th century. There is a reference in 1807 to 'Miller's Charges'.


Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 16 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.

Other details: No. 3.


Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 380 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV305931Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 16.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #88149 ]
SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 380.
SDV341566Leaflet: Hartland Quay Museum. 1981. Guide to the Coast and Shipwrecks. North from Hartland Quay. Hartland Quay Museum Leaflet. Leaflet + Digital.
SDV341618Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. SS22NW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV5523Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 17SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2015 3:26PM