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| HER Number: | MDV134801 |
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| Name: | Millpond at Gooseford, South Tawton |
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Summary
Overshot wheel generating electricity at West Gooseford (MDV78102) was powered by a tributary of the Blackaton Brook (subsidiary of the Teign) and a millpond with a stone-built wall survives at Lower Gooseford (MDV14437).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 267 091 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THROWLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XIX - 1850 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
- MILL POND (XIX - 1850 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Leat (but not millpond) is depicted on the late 19th century historic maps.
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, 76 (Monograph). SDV360401.
Overshot wheel generating electricity at West Gooseford (MDV78102) was powered by a tributary of the Blackaton Brook (subsidiary of the Teign) and a millpond with a stone-built wall survives at Lower Gooseford (MDV14437).
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Pond is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV360401 | Monograph: 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. 76. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #142293 ; #142296 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78102 | Part of: West Gooseford Farm, South Tawton (Monument) |
| MDV14437 | Related to: Lower Gooseford Farm, South Tawton (Building) |
| MDV15316 | Related to: Manor of Gooseford, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2024 10:18AM |
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