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HER Number:MDV24878
Name:Leat to Patchill Mill, Thrushelton

Summary

One of two leats to Patchill Mill.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 451 896
Map Sheet:SX48NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishThrushelton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTHRUSHELTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX48NE/35

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)

Full description

Unknown, 1840, Thrushelton (Cartographic). SDV252983.

This is the leat in use at the time of the Tithe Map.

Weddell, P. J., 1985, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV252987.

Still visible to the north of the mill as a shallow ditch but to the south east the watercourses have been diverted and altered.

Summers, P., 1985, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV246292.

Patchill Mill leat taken from Breazle Water at SX45108987. This leat is said to be secondary as the more southerly one was difficult to keep up.

Weddell, P. J., 1990, A30 Okehampton Bypass to Launceston Bypass Archaeological Assessment Part 5: Documentary Research and Field Survey, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV13062.

Still functions as a boundary and may date to the 13th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV13062Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J.. 1990. A30 Okehampton Bypass to Launceston Bypass Archaeological Assessment Part 5: Documentary Research and Field Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 90.37. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9.
SDV246292Personal Comment: Summers, P.. 1985.
SDV252983Cartographic: Unknown. 1840. Thrushelton. Tithe Map.
SDV252987Worksheet: Weddell, P. J.. 1985. A30 Survey.

Associated Monuments

MDV24879Related to: LEAT in the Parish of Thrushelton (Monument)
MDV24915Related to: Patchill Mill, Thrushelton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV2752 - A30 Survey

Date Last Edited:Oct 5 2022 7:13PM