Post-medieval windmill west of Fallowden Farm, Ashdon (EHER 4818)

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Site of a post-medieval windmill.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 573 417 (154m by 199m) NRHE location corroborates existing HER polygon.
Civil Parish	ASHDON, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

WINDMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Site of wind mill. <1> <2> OS found no tradition of a wind mill in the area which lies on a gentle west slope at the base of a valley. <3> <4> This may be the mill mentioned in Farries, which was removed from Ashdon Hall Farm to Nuts Green shortly after 1810. <5>

Sources

<1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
<2> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper. Sheet II.
<3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL54SE33, 1977.
<4> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 PAS 08-DEC-77.
<5> SEX20474 Monograph: Farries, K.. 1981-1988. Essex Windmills, Millers and Millwrights, Volumes 1 to 5.

Related Events (1)

Field Survey: Field survey by P.A. Stevens (Ordnance Survey), 1977 (EEX60833)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TL54-060
NRHE identifier: 374220
National Monuments Record: TL 54 SE 33

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