Land called Stony Stile - where is it? (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, November 04, 2011, 14:27 (4771 days ago) @ annieb22

Hi Annie,
a quick Google shows the following National Archives article re Old Wills etc

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=040-d637&cid=-1&Gsm=200...

specifically:
D637/II/7/B2 1815-1863
c.100

Contents: Letters and office papers relating to Bixslade and Howlerslade Collieries, West Dean, Dark Hill Iron Works, West Dean, Dark Hill and Shutcastle Collieries, and Oakwood Colliery, Newland; includes deed of gales called Deepfield Engine, Stoney Stile Engine or Water Wheel Pit, Dark Hill Deep Engine, Old Christmas Engine or Water Wheel Pit and Vellets Engine; draft deed and letters about the Gloucestershire Chronicle, 1847.

I've studies various online lists & Maps of the various Dean mines and cannot find either Stoney Stile Engine or Water Wheel Pit mentioned, either in Newland area or beyond, I think as these names are from an earlier age. However on the assumption that Stoney Stile is near to Water Wheel, this reference from the ever useful British History AC site states:

The first mine to use steam power for pumping was a drift near Broadmoor known in 1754 as Water Wheel Engine (fn. 79) and later as Oiling Gin. A steam engine was set up there, perhaps as early as 1766, by a group of foreigners, who in 1776 surrendered a major share in the mine to a company of miners.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=23267&strquery=waterwheel

As to where this particular Broadmoor is sorry I cannot say as yet. I know of a Broadmoor near Cinderford brickworks, but this must be a very common name in years past so..?.