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| HER Number: | MDV39802 |
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| Name: | Mill Leat at Bowden Mill, North Bovey |
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Summary
Bowden Mill leat dating to the later 18th century, running between SX723841 and SX72584. Associated with the Mill and millpond. Surveyed and recorded in the Dartmoor Trust Leats Project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 272 084 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/59/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XVIII - 1750 AD (Between) to 1775 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Leat shown on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Mill leat' shown on Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1906) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.
Mill leat shown but not marked on Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1963) map.
Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2010, Dartmoor Trust Leats Project 2009-2010 (Report - Survey). SDV347530.
Leat surveyed and recorded running between SX723841 and SX725841. (Tributary of River Bovey) Rubble weir take-off. Good flow into millpond restored by owner. Launder to wheel restored. Wheel in process of restoration. Railrace through tunnel roofed with huge granite blocks. Owner continuing restoration including original corn mill machinery. Other details: T:\Dartmoor Leats Survey / Q:\MAPDATA\HISTORIC\LeatsProject. Map object based on this Source.
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 99 (Monograph). SDV360401.
Bowden Mill, North Bovey SX 7243 8403. Leat (partly in culvert) shown on map of the mill. A retaining wall separates the millpond from the river.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Leat is depicted on the modern mapping, supplying the millpond west of the mill.
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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| SDV347530 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2010. Dartmoor Trust Leats Project 2009-2010. Dartmoor Trust. Digital. |
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| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. 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. 99. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #90489 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8791 | Related to: Bowden Mill, North Bovey (Building) |
| MDV39803 | Related to: Mill Pond at Bowden Mill, North Bovey (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 25 2024 3:25PM |
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