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HER Number:MDV75489
Name:Hatherleigh Town Mills

Summary

Hatherleigh Town Mills, described as grist mills in full work in 1808, are marked as disused a hundred years later on the 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. Tree ring dating evidence indicate a felling date range of 1658–88.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 540 042
Map Sheet:SS50SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHatherleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHATHERLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WATERMILL (Built, XVII - 1650 AD? to 1699 AD (Not applicable))

Full description

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

'Corn Mill' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, on east side of 'Bridge Street'.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Corn Mill (Disused)' marked on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.


Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 44 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.

Other details: No. 68.


Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 304-5 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.

Newspaper adverts for 1808 refer to Hatherleigh Town Mills described as 'those well known and accustomed grist mills' . The adverts also record the fact that the mills are 'now in full work'.


Alcock, N. + Tyers, C., 2012, Tree Ring Date List 2012, 78-106 (Article in Serial). SDV361639.

Tree ring dating evidence noted for HATHERLEIGH, Bridge Street, The Old Mill (SS 5410 0423) Felling date range: 1658–88.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV305931Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 44.
SDV325576Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 304-5.
SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV361639Article in Serial: Alcock, N. + Tyers, C.. 2012. Tree Ring Date List 2012. Vernacular Architecture. 43. Digital. 78-106.

Associated Monuments

MDV35804Related to: Leat to Hatherleigh Town Mills (Monument)
MDV75491Related to: Weir on River Lew, Hatherleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 1 2018 7:45AM