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| HER Number: | MDV49958 |
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| Name: | Oakfordbridge Weir, Oakford |
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Summary
Weir at the head of the leat to Oakford Mill. The Mill is suggested to be on the site of a medieval mill and it is possible, therefore, that the leat and weir also have their origins in the medieval period.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 918 220 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS92SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bampton |
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| Civil Parish | Oakford |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS92SW/13/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIR (VIII to Modern - 701 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
No weir is shown. However, as the leat is depicted there would probably have been a weir across the river at this point.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Weir marked. Depicted as a stone-built structure.
Keene, B., 1993, Hamlet - Oakford Bridge (Worksheet). SDV358699.
The weir - long concrete steps curving across River Exe ponds water to leat parallel on west. Leat flows south-east, controlled by sluices, to mill.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Weir marked.
Historic England, 2019, National Heritage List for England, 1169799 (National Heritage List for England). SDV362730.
The listing description for Oakford Mill records that the present mill and adjoining house are probably early 19th century in date, but that they are likely to be on the site of a Domesday mill.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV358699 | Worksheet: Keene, B.. 1993. Hamlet - Oakford Bridge. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV362730 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2019. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1169799. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV49957 | Related to: Leat at Oakford Mill, Oakford (Monument) |
| MDV19752 | Related to: Oakford Mill (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 15 2019 2:05PM |
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