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Mill Associated with Tintern Abbey

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 00721g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Tintern
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : SO52950019
Site Type (preferred type first) : Medieval Mill

Summary :
Medieval mill marked at Tintern by W Rees on his map of South Wales and the Borders in 14th century.

Description :
A mill 'property of the church' is marked at Tintern by W Rees on his map of South Wales and the Borders in 14th century. It has been conjectured that the leat which supplies water to the conventual buildings of Tintern Abbey may also provided power to a mill, but there is no evidence that this was the case (and therefore no evidence that the miller lived in the building that later became the Anchor Inn). Williams does not list any mill among the installations within Tintern Abbey precincts, although he notes documentary reference to an Angidy Mill owned by the abbey in 1224as a grist mill, and again in 1525 with dam, food-gate, water-course, millstone and hammer (Williams 2001, 241, 311-2) . Williams is not prepared to give more than a 6-figure NGR (SO530002), and suggests that this may also be the fulling mill known on the Angidy.

'Angidy Mill' is possibly to be identified with the site that is currently occupied by the post-medieval 'Abbey Mill', which lies outside the abbey precinct.

Sources :
Dunning, R and Howell, J , 2005 , Waterfronts in southeast Wales: Phase 2, Volume 2, gazetteer ( © GGAT)
Williams, D H , 2001 , The Welsh Cistercians

Events :
E001377 : Waterfronts in Southeast Wales:phase 2 (year : 2005)
E008772 : GGAT52: Monmouthshire Historic Settlements, Trellech & Usk (year : 1997)

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 00713g

Compiled date : 02-03-1988


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