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| HER Number: | MDV49983 |
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| Name: | Washwalk Mill, Blackawton |
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Summary
The name is suggestive of a fulling mill in earlier times but it was a corn mill at the time of the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Now converted.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 798 500 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Blackawton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BLACKAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX75SE/75
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATERMILL (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)
- FULLING MILL (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD? (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
1907, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV157707.
"washwalk mill" marked on os 6" (1963). "washwalk corn mill" on os 6" (1907) (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV157711.
Des=os 6" (1907) 133nw.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV157712.
Pim,r. /kingsbridge history society recorder/9(1993)13/water power in the south hams/in smr.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Washwalk Corn Mill marked.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 317 (Monograph). SDV1312.
'washwalk' was mentioned as 'whaste whalke' in a deed of 1656 and as 'washweek' in 1746 (gover et al).
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 19.10 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 166 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
The name is suggestive of a fulling mill in earlier times but it was a corn mill at the time of the first edition Ordnance Survey map. Now converted.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback. 317. |
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| SDV157707 | Migrated Record: 1907. |
| SDV157711 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV157712 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 19.10. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 166. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #93652 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV49982 | Related to: Leat to Washwalk Mill, Blackawton (Monument) |
| MDV49984 | Related to: Millpond to South of Woodford, Blackawton (Monument) |
| MDV69163 | Related to: Pond to North of Washwalk Mill, Blackawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2022 9:56AM |
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