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Summary

Southern Mill shown on 19th century map

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NW/123

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILL (Unknown date)

Full description

Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica, 474 (Monograph). SDV323771.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

A group of buildings of the mill site are depicted within Plot 1335 on the 1841 Malborough parish tithe map and recorded as 'House, Mill and Court' on the accompanying apportionment. Plot 1283 is also recorded as 'Higher Mill Pond', and Plots 1339 and 1338 as 'Mill Pond Meadow'.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

A group of buildings of the mill site are depicted within Plot 1335 on the 1841 Malborough parish tithe map and recorded as 'House, Mill and Court' on the accompanying apportionment. Plot 1283 is also recorded as 'Higher Mill Pond', and Plots 1339 and 1338 as 'Mill Pond Meadow'.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Shown as 'South Corn Mill' on Ordnance Survey 25 inch (1880s-1890s) map with a group of buildings around an irregular shaped yard.

Ordnance Survey, 1907, 138NW (Cartographic). SDV174398.

'Southern Mill' marked on Ordnance Survey 6 inch 1907 & on 1963 map.

Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.

Visited in 1973. A 19th century gristmill.

Turton, S. D., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Salcombe Marine Discharge Scheme, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV174932.

Mill building of local stone (shale/slate), with 2 wheelpits. Mentioned in 1822 as being one of 4 mills in the parish (see Lysons).

Pim, R., 1993, Water Power in the South Hams, 12 (Article in Serial). SDV141019.

Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 20, 41 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

A group of buildings of the mill site are depicted within Plot 1335 on the 1841 Malborough parish tithe map and recorded as 'House, Mill and Court' on the accompanying apportionment. Plot 1283 is also recorded as 'Higher Mill Pond', and Plots 1339 and 1338 as 'Mill Pond Meadow' which presumably reference the site of the mill itself.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV141019	Article in Serial: Pim, R.. 1993. Water Power in the South Hams. Kingsbridge History Society Recorder. 9. Unknown. 12.
SDV174398	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1907. 138NW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).
SDV174932	Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Salcombe Marine Discharge Scheme. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.58. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4.
SDV305931	Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 20, 41.
SDV323771	Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. 474.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV83967	Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV3855 - Archaeological assessment of SWW Salcombe marine discharge scheme
• EDV3856 - Survey of watermills in Devon

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