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| HER Number: | MDV126923 |
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| Name: | Bickleigh Mill Weir |
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Summary
A mill is recorded at Bickleigh in Domesday Book, 1086. The leat and weir are potentially, therefore, also medieval in origin. The weir, which is depicted on 19th century mapping has been breached in the centre.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 941 078 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (MD) |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIR (Early Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Weir marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Weir marked, at the head of the leat to Bickleigh Mills.
Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer (Report - Survey). SDV83967.
Bickleigh Mill is recorded as a Domesday cornmill. In present use as a craft centre. The leat comes from a weir 0.5 to 0.75 miles away. The tail race rejoins river Exe. The machinery in the mill came from Dulverton.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Weir marked. The map shows it to have been breached in the centre.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122850 ] |
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| SDV83967 | Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19631 | Related to: Bickleigh Mill, near Tiverton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 14 2019 3:56PM |
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