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| HER Number: | MDV75489 |
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| Name: | Hatherleigh Town Mills |
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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 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS50SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hatherleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HATHERLEIGH |
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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
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 44. |
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| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 304-5. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| SDV361639 | Article in Serial: Alcock, N. + Tyers, C.. 2012. Tree Ring Date List 2012. Vernacular Architecture. 43. Digital. 78-106. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV35804 | Related to: Leat to Hatherleigh Town Mills (Monument) |
| MDV75491 | Related to: Weir on River Lew, Hatherleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 1 2018 7:45AM |
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