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| HER Number: | MDV77110 |
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| Name: | Stone farmstead, Bridford |
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Summary
Historic farmstead. Waterpower was in use here from 1888; the First Edition OS map shows an 'aqueduct' or launder taking water from the Rookery Brook to the farm. An overshot waterwheel using an elevated leat was confirmed in an sale advert dated 1895. By 1920 the waterwheel had become redundant.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 827 861 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD? (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))
- AQUEDUCT (First mentioned, XIX to Early 20th Century - 1888 AD (Between) to 1920 AD (Between))
- WATER WHEEL (First mentioned, XIX to Early 20th Century - 1888 AD (Between) to 1920 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
McKay, K., 1994 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 24/03/1995.
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 39 (Monograph). SDV360401.
Stone, Bridford SX 8275 8614. Waterpower was in use here from 1888; the First Edition OS map shows an 'aqueduct' or launder taking water from the Rookery Brook to the farm. An overshot waterwheel using an elevated leat was confirmed in an sale advert dated 1895. By 1920 the waterwheel had become redundant. See article for full details.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV344544 | Report - Survey: McKay, K.. 1994 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV360401 | Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 39. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134752 | Related to: Stone Mill, Bridford (Monument) |
| MDV9517 | Related to: Wheal Augusta, Bridford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 6 2024 4:29PM |
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