MSO11319 - Post-medieval corn mill in Tarr Ball Wood (Monument)

Summary

Stoke Mill is shown on historic mapping but no traces of the buildings are now thought to remain. Its leat is still visible.

Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record .

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Stoke Mill and its associated outbuildings are clearly shown on the 25 inch 1st and 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey maps. [1,2] No remains of mill building. Leat traceable from SS 864 446. Elevation of site suggests an overshot wheel. [3] Nothing shown on OS 1:10,000 map. [4] Recorded by NRIM. Photos available. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. County Series; 2nd Edition (1st Revision) 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <3> Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. D Warren, Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society, 24 November 1974.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1978. 1:10,000 SS84SE.
  • <5> Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 1963 - 1980. National Record of Industrial Monuments. SO10, Recorded by MT Tucker, April 1969.
  • <6> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36141, Extant 15 March 2022.

External Links (0)

Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO7368
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SE67
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NBR Index Number: NRI01
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36141
  • Site of Special Scientific Interest
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 33674

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8653 4475 (240m by 228m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SS84SE
Civil Parish LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Mar 15 2022 12:17PM

Feedback?

Your feedback is welcome. If you can provide any new information about this record, please contact us.