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HER Number:MDV62731
Name:Water wheel at Benhayes Farm, Bampton

Summary

Machinery in the threshing barn was formerly powered by a water wheel.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 937 225
Map Sheet:SS92SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBampton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBAMPTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Traditional Listed (Grade II) Farm Buildings, including a Shippon and Granary and farm pond, marked on nineteenth century mapping, at Benhayes Farm

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS92SW/34/4
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WATER WHEEL (XIX - 1801 AD? (Between) to 1900 AD? (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1987, Bampton, 2 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV54005.

The machinery in the threshing barn was formerly powered by a water wheel.
(See DoE Listing description for full details of the building)

Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 15.91 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.

A Farm mill on a tributary of the River Batherm.

Bodman, M., 2016, Water Mills and other Water-powered Sites in Devon. Revised edition, 160-161 (Report - non-specific). SDV359634.

A notice in the Western Times in 1877 includes a reference to farm buildings with water power and a subsequent notice in the Devon & Exeter Gazette in 1901 states that 'there is water power and a wheel on the premises for driving thrashing and other machinery'. The water wheel was still extant in 2004.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV305931Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 15.91.
SDV359634Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 2016. Water Mills and other Water-powered Sites in Devon. Revised edition. A4 Comb Bound. 160-161.
SDV54005List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Bampton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 2.

Associated Monuments

MDV37515Related to: Farm buildings at Benshayes Farm, Bampton (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 30 2025 9:22AM