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| HER Number: | MDV124220 |
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| Name: | Mill Leat, Old Mill Road, Torquay |
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Summary
Mill leat utilising part of medieval canalised water system originally established to supply Torre Abbey
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 905 642 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Walker, H.H., 1968, Transactions of the Devonshire Association, p.135 (Article in Serial). SDV361988.
A canalised watercourse or mill leat appears on the 1862 OS County Series 1:2500 north and east of Cockington Mills. The water emerges in Abbey Vale and flows c.135m south along the west side of Avenue Road before it meets the line of Old Mill Road on its north side before flowing south west and west to reach Cockington Mills, formerly Fulforde Mill. Another arm continues down Avenue Road on the east side, disappearing underground at its junction of Falkland and Chestnut Roads, reappearing inside the abbey precincts near the abbey gates entrance. The earliest historical name for this is the Scirewille Brook.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV361988 | Article in Serial: Walker, H.H.. 1968. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. . 100. p.135. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9754 | Related to: AQUEDUCT in the Parish of (Monument) |
| MDV124226 | Related to: Site of Fulforde Mill, Old Mill Road, Torquay (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 7:11PM |
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