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HER Number:MDV34069
Name:Ashridge Mill

Summary

Site of Ashridge Corn Mill with a pond & leat on a tributary of the River Torridge

Location

Grid Reference:SS 498 268
Map Sheet:SS42NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWestleigh
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWESTLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/162

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MILL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.

'Ashridge Corn Mill' shown on OS 25" (1880s) map as two irregular shaped buildings between the road & the river with a 'Mill Pond' fed by a 'Mill Leat' to the east.


Ordnance Survey, 1903, 19NE (Cartographic). SDV6141.

'Ashridge Corn Mill' shown on OS 6" (1903) map.


Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.

'Ashridge Mill' shown on OS 6" (1963) map.


Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 43 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.

'Ashridge Mill' on a tributary of the River Torridge. Other details: 3.


Exeter Archaeology, 2000, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 2 (Gammaton Moor to Holmacott), 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV62706.


James, T. + Chandler, J., 2004, The Proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple Overhead 132kV Transmission Line, 6,10-11,15,Table 1, Fig 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV72921.

Ashridge Corn Mill with associated mill pond & leat (see PRN 34068). Former mill was in a dilapidated condition in 2004 & used as a farm building with very little of the original structure surviving.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV166087Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV305931Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 43.
SDV6141Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1903. 19NE. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Unknown.
SDV62706Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2000. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 2 (Gammaton Moor to Holmacott). Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.24. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5.
SDV72921Report - Assessment: James, T. + Chandler, J.. 2004. The Proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple Overhead 132kV Transmission Line. AC Archaeology Report. 4604/1/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6,10-11,15,Table 1, Fig 2.
SDV848Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25".

Associated Monuments

MDV34068Parent of: MILL POND in the Parish of Westleigh (Monument)
MDV34068Related to: MILL POND in the Parish of Westleigh (Monument)
MDV34068Parent of: MILL POND in the Parish of Westleigh (Monument)
MDV34068Related to: MILL POND in the Parish of Westleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV807 - Archaeological assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy water main: stage 2 (Gammaton Moor to Holmacott)
  • EDV808 - The proposed Alverdiscott to Barnstaple overhead 132kV transmission line

Date Last Edited:May 3 2006 5:36PM