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| HER Number: | MDV4745 |
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| Name: | CORN MILL in the Parish of Cornwood |
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Summary
Fardel mill; formerly a corn mill, the buildings now being part of a farm and a house which is divided into flats. The wheel was removed a few years ago and the leat is dry (harris).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 605 572 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cornwood |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CORNWOOD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65NW/43
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CORN MILL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.
’fardel corn mill’ shown on os 25” (1880s) map as a group of small buildings to the north and south of the ‘mill leat’ (os).
1966, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170861.
'fardel mill (disused)' indicated on os 6" (1907). 'fardel mill farm' indicated on os 6" (1966) (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170864.
Harris, h. /industrial archaeology of dartmoor/(1968)194.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170865.
Osa=sx65nw23.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170866.
Des=dcc/survey of watermills in devon/(1974)gazetteer.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170867.
Des=os 6"(1907)125nw.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170868.
Bodman, m. /water-powered sites in devon/(1998)46.6/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170869.
Des=os 25” (1880s).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170870.
Des=bodman, m. /watermills and other water-powered sites in devon/(september 2003)315/interim draft report in smr.
HARRIS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV22166.
Fardel mill; formerly a corn mill, the buildings now being part of a farm and a house which is divided into flats. The wheel was removed a few years ago and the leat is dry (harris).
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Fardel grist mills were mentioned in 1814 and had an overshot water wheel until 1928. The mill house is a three storey building of random stone with brick dressings under a slate roof. The building abuts the original farmhouse (bodman).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV148 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV170861 | Migrated Record: 1966. |
| SDV170864 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV170865 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV170866 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV170867 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV170868 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV170869 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV170870 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV22166 | Migrated Record: HARRIS. |
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV70314 | Related to: Mill leat south-east of Storridge Wood, Cornwood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 11 2022 10:17AM |
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