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HER Number:MDV51761
Name:Cockingford Mill leat

Summary

Mill leat running from the East Webburn River to Cockingford Mill. Only southern part of the leat still depicted on mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 718 752
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/385

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Mill Leat', running from East Webburn River to Corn Mill, marked on historic maps.
Map object pertially based on this source.


Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Ex. Arch. No. 17 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.

The leat has silted up at its head. There is no evidence of a sluice.


Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Part of the leat still marked on the modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94074 ]
SDV356906Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. Ex. Arch. No. 17.

Associated Monuments

MDV93207Related to: Cockingford Farmhouse (Building)
MDV102783Related to: Cockingford Mill Weir (Monument)
MDV7515Related to: Cockingford Mill, Widecombe in the Moor (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment

Date Last Edited:Feb 24 2015 11:32AM