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| HER Number: | MDV42605 |
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| Name: | SLUICE GATE in the Parish of Axmouth, Seaton |
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Summary
'lower sluice'. Constructed at time of willoughby reclamation bank (1660-61 (sy29se/181) for the drainage of seaton marshes. At the end of a new drainage cut. Probably a hatch and groove sluice, and documentation refers to masonry and much iron work. Major work undertaken on sluices in 1669-72. Replaced by tidal flaps following 1851-3 drainage work. Further modified by building of railway, 1868 (parkinson).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 252 906 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axmouth |
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| Civil Parish | Seaton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BEER AND SEATON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Saltworking on reclaimed land of the former (medieval) harbour of the Axe Estuary at Seaton
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/184
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLUICE GATE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133930.
Parkinson, m. /tda/117(1985)34-35, 53, 58/the axe estuary and its marshes.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133931.
Griffith, f. M. /devon's past: an aerial view/(1988)52-3.
Parkinson, M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV59968.
'lower sluice'. Constructed at time of willoughby reclamation bank (1660-61 (sy29se/181) for the drainage of seaton marshes. At the end of a new drainage cut. Probably a hatch and groove sluice, and documentation refers to masonry and much iron work. Major work undertaken on sluices in 1669-72. Replaced by tidal flaps following 1851-3 drainage work. Further modified by building of railway, 1868 (parkinson).
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1480 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
'Willoughby Embankment' or 'Eastern Bank' built by John Willoughby Lord of Manor of Seaton in c. 1660-1661 in order to reclaim Seaton Marshes. Clay core faced with stone and piles. Bank extends north from c. SY 2533 9140 following parish boundary and then south bank of Stafford Brook westward. Sluicegates constructed at SY 253 918, SY 252 906, SY 252 903 and SY 252 900. Much of bank since obscured by railway.
SMR.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV133930 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV133931 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1480. |
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| SDV59968 | Migrated Record: Parkinson, M.. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV42606 | Related to: Broad Sluice, Seaton Marshes (Monument) |
| MDV42607 | Related to: Great Sluice, Seaton Marshes (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2020 11:30PM |
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