Otterton Mill
| Otterton Mill | |
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Devon | |
|---|---|
 Otterton Mill | |
| Type: | Watermill |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY07988524 |
| Location: | 50°39’34"N, 3°18’12"W |
| Village: | Otterton |
| History | |
| Built 18th centuy | |
| Watermill | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Clinton Devon Estates |
| Website: | www.ottertonmill.com |
Otterton Water Mill stands in the village of Otterton, near Budleigh Salterton in Devon.
Otterton Water Mill is set beside the River Otter in Devon.[1] A watermill was recorded in this locality in Domesday Book in 1068.[2] The mill possessed three pairs of stones.
The mill stands where there has been a watermill on the Otter since the Middle Ages. The current mill however is of the 18th century, with substantial rebuilding in the 19th century. Today it is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
History
The manor and its mill were given by King Henry V to the nuns of Syon Abbey. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the manor was sold to Richard Duke, in whose family's possession the mill remained for 200 years. Sold again in 1785 to Denys Rolle, the estate and the mill subsequently passed through marriage to the Clinton family, who still own the mill as part of the Clinton Devon Estates.
Milling stopped in 1959 and the buildings were subsequently used for grain storage. The watermill was restored in 1977 by Desna Greenhow, and still works today. Beside the mill is a bakery, a shop, a restaurant and a gallery of art and crafts.
The mill hosts a yearly event with a "Portable Antiquities team" to examine archaeological finds made in the area.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Otterton Mill) |
References
- ↑ "Welcome - Otterton Mill: Attraction near Budleigh Salterton, Devon". Otterton Mill. 2012-08-13. http://www.ottertonmill.com. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Five days to the weekend: East Devon". Countryfile.com. http://www.countryfile.com/countryside/five-days-weekend-east-devon. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1334034: Otterton Mill including mill leat and sluices to north
- ↑ "Otterton Mill unearths range of finds from area - News". Sidmouth Herald. 2011-09-14. http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/news/news/otterton_mill_unearths_range_of_finds_from_area_1_1021760. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
