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HER Number: | MDV45142 |
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Name: | Mill leat at Woodleigh Corn Mill, Woodleigh |
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Summary
The course of a 19th century leat is shown on historic maps from the mid-19th century onwards and is visible as an earthwork ditch on aerial photographs taken in 1946.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 735 483 |
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Map Sheet: | SX74NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Woodleigh |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WOODLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74NW/31/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
1963, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159965.
'mill leat' shown on os 6" (1907) but not on os 6" (1963) (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV159966.
Des=os 6"(1907)sheet 132ne.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The course of the leat is shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The course of the leat is shown and labelled as ‘Mill Leat’.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3070-3071 10-DEC-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
A narrow sinuous ditch is visible as an earthwork.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
The course of the leat is shown on the mid-19th century Parish Tithe Map and the late 19th century First Edition Ordnance Survey map, in which it is labelled as Mill Leat’. It is also visible as an earthwork ditch, circa 235m in length, on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The leat is probably associated with Woodleigh Corn Mill (MDV21309).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV159965 | Migrated Record: 1963. |
SDV159966 | Migrated Record: |
SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). Devon County Council RAF/CPE/UK/1890 3070-3071 10-DEC-1946. |
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SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #124418 ] |
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SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV21309 | Related to: CORN MILL in the Parish of Woodleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
Date Last Edited: | Feb 25 2020 2:16PM |
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