SLAPTON MILL
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.
Description
Thirteenth to eighteenth century records of watermill at Slapton.
1470-1: 'SPRYTTES BROKE OPPOSITE WATERMILL CALLED SLAPTON MILL' (B1).
1555-8 MENTIONED IN COURT ROLL (B2).
1611-14 MENTIONED IN LIST OF SWANS ON RIVER OUZEL (B3).
1711 WATERMILL ON OUZEL (B4).
POSSE COMITATUS 1 WATERMILL (J BUCKMASTER)(B6).
1291 MILL/MILLS HELD BY ABBESS OF BARKING. REFS IN 1669, 1724 (B8).
Detailed historical notes (B14).
Assessed by panel and scores as follows;
Group Value (Clustering) - low
Group Value (Association) - medium
Archaeological Interest (Survival) - medium
Archaeological Interest (Documentation) – low
Archaeological Interest (Potential) - medium
Archaeological Interest (Diversity) – low
Historic Interest - high
Landmark Status – medium
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Thirteenth to eighteenth century records of watermill at Slapton.Landmark Status
Some masonry visible from public footpath where it crosses the water, but hard to see.
Date Listed
n/a
Last Updated
16 Aug 2023