HeritageGateway - Home
Site Map
Text size: A A A
You are here: Home > > > > Devon & Dartmoor HER Result
Devon & Dartmoor HERPrintable version | About Devon & Dartmoor HER | Visit Devon & Dartmoor HER online...

See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.


HER Number:MDV39801
Name:Mill leat, North Bovey

Summary

'Mill Leat' is shown on the late 19th and early 20th century historic maps. Served the New Corn Mill MDV8793, which is thought to have operated as a mill from the late 18th century. Taken off the River Bovey at SX 7288 8415, it rejoins the river south of Bovey Bridge at SX 7377 8371.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 273 084
Map Sheet:SX20NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishNorth Bovey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTH BOVEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/61/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (XVIII - 1750 AD (Between) to 1799 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Mill Leat' is shown on the late 19th century historic map.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map, 90SW (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Mill Leat' is shown on the OS 6 inch (1906) map.

Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.

Mill leat shown but not marked on 1963 map.

Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 97-98 (Monograph). SDV360401.

New Corn Mill, North Bovey was powered by a 900m long leat from the River Bovey.

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

Parts of the route of the leat are preserved as trackways. Taken off the River Bovey at SX 7288 8415, it rejoins the river south of Bovey Bridge at SX 7377 8371.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). 90SW. [Mapped feature: #90488 ]
SDV350058Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. 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. 97-98.
SDV365834Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV8793Related to: The New Corn Mill, North Bovey (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 25 2024 3:05PM