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| HER Number: | MDV59138 |
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| Name: | Sidford Mill Leat, Sidmouth |
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Summary
The leat to the Old Mill at Sidford was taken off the River Sid at a weir 600m north of the mill and followed an unusually meandering course down to the mill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 136 903 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/122
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Mill Stream marked. The leat was taken off the River Sid at a weir some 600m upstream of the mill. An Aqueduct and a Sluice a marked along its course, the middle section of which is rather meandering. The tailrace re-enters the river about 100m below the mill.
Exeter Archaeology, 1997, Archaeological Assessment of the Sidmouth Sewage Transfer and Treatment Evaluation, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV348742.
Sidford Mill leat came off the Sid at a weir some 600m north of the mill and followed an unusually meandering course down to the mill.
Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd, 1999, Sidmouth Sewage Transfer & Treatment Scheme: Archaeological Geophysical Survey, Area 1 (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV356423.
A linear anomaly representing about a 10m stretch of the possible course of a former mill stream was recorded during a geophysical survey carried out on the site of the proposed sewage treament works.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2348 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Sidford Mill leat.
SMR.
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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| SDV348742 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Assessment of the Sidmouth Sewage Transfer and Treatment Evaluation. Exeter Archaeology Report. 97.10. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| 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. 2348. |
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| SDV356423 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd. 1999. Sidmouth Sewage Transfer & Treatment Scheme: Archaeological Geophysical Survey. Oxford Archaeotechnics Ltd Report. 1870599/SID/SWW. A3 Comb Bound + Digital. Area 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18885 | Related to: Sidford Mill (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6446 - Geophysical Survey for Sidmouth Sewage Transfer and Treatment Scheme (Ref: 1870599/SID/SWW)
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 13 2023 9:29AM |
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