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HER Number:MDV134795
Name:Leat to Furlong Mill, Drewsteignton

Summary

Corn mill (MDV106470) was supplied by a leat taken off the Teign south of Furlong via the millpond to the north of the mill. This water-powered site was active in 1869.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 270 089
Map Sheet:SX20NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDrewsteignton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDREWSTEIGNTON
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (XIX - 1850 AD (Between) to 1870 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Leat is depicted on the Tithe Map running to the pond north of Sandypath Mill.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Route of the leat shown on the late 19th century historic map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 58-59 (Monograph). SDV360401.

Corn mill (MDV106470) was supplied by a leat taken off the Teign south of Furlong via the millpond to the north of the mill. This water-powered site was active in 1869.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Western part of the leat depicted on the modern mapping, where the weir on the Teign diverts water to the former mill.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV360401Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 58-59.
SDV365834Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142271 (Partially based on the First Ed OS map), ]

Associated Monuments

MDV106470Part of: Furlong Mill, Drewsteignton (Building)
MDV77518Related to: Furlong farmstead, Drewsteignton (Monument)
MDV106471Related to: Machine Pond, Sandypath Mill, Drewsteignton (Monument)
MDV102870Related to: Weir on White Water to south of Furlong, Drewsteignton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 27 2024 11:46AM