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| HER Number: | MDV34032 |
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| Name: | Dittisham or Bramble Torre Mill |
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Summary
Dittisham Mills was advertised for sale in 1779.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 852 549 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cornworthy |
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| Civil Parish | Dittisham |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DITTISHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/217
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 127NE (Cartographic). SDV159091.
'Dittisham Corn Mill' shown on os 6" (1906) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.
'Bramble Torre Mill' shown on os 6" (1963) map.
Pim, R., 1993, Water Power in the South Hams, 13 (Article in Serial). SDV141019.
Cornworthy or Dittisham mill. 20ft wheel recorded.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 8.7 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 70 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Dittisham Mills was advertised for sale in 1779. In 1994 it had a large pitchback waterwheel of about 26 feet diameter by 4 feet wide with ring gear on the inside face. The spur drive is at foot of wheel. The wheel was fed by a brick and concrete launder hard by the lane leading to Dittisham village. The buildings are of random stone with slate roofs.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 11 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
Ex. Arch. No. 11. Watercourse: Unnamed stream.
Dittisham Corn Mill, also known as Bramble Torre Mill.
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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| SDV159091 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 127NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV166087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 8.7. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 70. |
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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. 11. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107686 | Related to: Bramble Torre Weir, Dittisham (Monument) |
| MDV107688 | Related to: Dittisham Mill Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
| Date Last Edited: | May 13 2020 3:49PM |
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