Monument record IPS 1817 - Stoke Mills, Ipswich.

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Summary

Stoke Mill seen on the Orwell/Gipping shown on Bowen's, Hodskinson's, Saxton's & Speede's maps.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1633 4397 (70m by 65m)
Map sheet TM14SE
Civil Parish IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Stoke Mill & bridge across the Orwell/Gipping shown on Bowen's, Hodskinson's, Saxton's & Speede's maps (S1-S5). Construction dates unknown although Stoke Bridge is one of two (also Handford) earliest documented bridges in Suffolk, being recorded in circa 970 (S8). In mid 17th century, use was only permitted when ford was impassable.

1495: Transport using bridge to pay towards maintenance.
1559: Re-built (timber) (S3).
In mid 17th century, use was only permitted when ford was impassable.
Also shown on Ogilbys map 1675 (S6).

2010: Evidence for the backfilling of the basin adjacent to Stoke Mill, as marked on Pennington’s map, was identified during monitoring of a cable trench (S7).

[letter, number] refers to mentions in the Suffolk Council Archaeological Service Ipswich Documentary Card index (S9).
Ipswich bridge c. 1 330

X178
New mill 1334
Y34
Peters bridge (see also stoke bridge) 1378
G14
Stoke bridge - see also peters bridge 1330
N125
Stoke mill (st Mary stoke) 1398
M77
Stoke mill dam, 138

By 1446, there were two mills/one for fulling, one is “new Mill”

Visible on Speede's Map of 1610, (S9).

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <S1> Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
  • <S2> Cartographic materials: Bowen E. 1755. Accurate Map of the County of Suffolk.
  • <S3> Bibliographic reference: Jervoise, E.. 1932. The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England. Jervoise E, The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England, 1932, 126.
  • <S4> Bibliographic reference: Saxton C. 1575. SVFFOLKIAE. C, SVFFOLKIAE, 1575.
  • <S5> Bibliographic reference: Speede, J.. 1610. Suffolke Described, 1610. Speede J, Suffolke Described, 1610.
  • <S6> Cartographic materials: Ogilby, John. 1674. Map of Ipswich.
  • <S7> Unpublished document: Sommers, M.. 2010. Archaeological Monitoring Report, Undergrounding of electricity cables, Grafton Way and Commercial Road, Ipswich, IPS 641.
  • <S8> Bibliographic reference: Scarfe, N.. 1972. The Suffolk Landscape.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 11 2017 10:44AM

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