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HER Number:MDV45754
Name:Mill at Shools Farm, Axminster

Summary

Shools Farm may have been the site of a gristmill documented in 1347.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 292 973
Map Sheet:SY29NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxminster
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMINSTER

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/90/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CORN MILL (Documented, XV - 1437 AD to 1437 AD)

Full description

Weddell, P. J. + Holbrook, N., 1987, A35 Axminster By-pass Report on Trial Archaeological Excavations and Documentary Research 1987, 12 (Report - Assessment). SDV99942.

Shools farm may have been the site of a gristmill documented in 1347.

Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.

A stream runs along the southern boundary of the former farmyard, now allotments.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV366286Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #27629 Exact location unknown. Map object approximate based on this source., ]
SDV99942Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J. + Holbrook, N.. 1987. A35 Axminster By-pass Report on Trial Archaeological Excavations and Documentary Research 1987. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 87.06. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12.

Associated Monuments

MDV24802Related to: Shools Farm now Shoals, Axminster (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 7 2025 6:16PM