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| HER Number: | MDV109338 |
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| Name: | Mill Race, Countess Wear |
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Summary
Medieval corn mills at Countess Wear.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 934 906 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOPSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILL RACE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2015 AD (Between))
Full description
Parker, R. W. + Passmore, A. J., 2008, Archaeological Assessment of the St Loye's Foundation, Topsham Road, Exeter, 2, 3, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV356478.
Medieval corn mills at Countess Wear (at SX93909030) were served by a leat of the River Exe, and by the 18th century it supplied a large paper mill complex.
Eighteenth and nineteenth century maps show an island in the middle of the leat. This is a curious feature, and its presence may indicate that prior to this date there was a further mill along the leat, perhaps within or close to the present site.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
'Mill race' marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV356478 | Report - Assessment: Parker, R. W. + Passmore, A. J.. 2008. Archaeological Assessment of the St Loye's Foundation, Topsham Road, Exeter. Exeter Archaeology. 06.18. Digital. 2, 3, 4. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #68688 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 28 2019 11:42AM |
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