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HER Number:MDV73023
Name:Weir on River Okement above Monkokehampton Mill

Summary

Weir on River Okement at entrance to leat to Monkokehampton Mill.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 581 050
Map Sheet:SS50NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHatherleigh
Civil ParishMonkokehampton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHATHERLEIGH
Ecclesiastical ParishMONKOKEHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WEIR (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Weir' on 'River Okement' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map at entrance to 'Mill Leat' to 'Corn Mill'.


Watts, S., 2004, Tour Notes compiled for the Mills Section, SPAB, Weekend Mill Tour, Devon, 2-5 September 2004, 7-8 (Un-published). SDV323972.

The present weir probably dates from the time Monkokehamton Mill was rebuilt at the end of the 19th century.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV323972Un-published: Watts, S.. 2004. Tour Notes compiled for the Mills Section, SPAB, Weekend Mill Tour, Devon, 2-5 September 2004. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7-8.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV73021Related to: Leat to Monkokehampton Mill (Monument)
MDV263Related to: Monkokehampton Mill (Building)
MDV73024Related to: Site of former weir on River Okement (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 30 2006 1:04PM