Monument record BLB 024 - Priors Mill
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Summary
Site of Medieval & Post Medieval windmills, PMed finds (S1).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4517 7435 (50m by 50m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM47SE |
| Civil Parish | BLYTHBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of Medieval & Post Medieval windmill/s, PMed finds (S1). Cited NGR presumably relates to location of finds, but needs checking against mapping listed below. NGR of circa TM 453 742 cited in (S2)(S3).
Windmill, same as(?) post mill named as Prior's Mill, first (?) recorded in 1400 as The Prior's Mill (S4)(see BLB 001 for Priory) - presumably in Blythburgh Cartulary (R1), appeared on Ogilby's strip map of circa 1675, then mapped by Kirby in 1736 & 1764, rebuilt in 1782. Replaced by 1792, by Smock mill nearer the village (see BLB 074).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF19688 (No record type): SAU, Newman J, map?.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1, not located in 2008).
- <R1> SSF50256 Bibliographic reference: Harper-Bill, C. (ed). 1980-1981. Blythburgh Priory Cartulary. 2 vols.
- <M2> SSF41795 (No record type): Mills file: (S2)(S3).
- <S2> SSF6485 (No record type): Flint B, Suffolk Windmills, 1979, 130.
- <S3> SSF5330 (No record type): Dolman P, SCC Architects Dept, letter to E Martin, May 1990.
- <S4> SSF50082 Verbal communication: Personal communication. Mackley Alan, letter and notated map, to Pendleton C (SCCAS), July 2002.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Sep 26 2008 12:20PM