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HER Number:MDV80475
Name:Leat, Chagford

Summary

Mill Leat, Chagford runs between SX690878 - SX698879, supplying the Chagford Woollen Factory and Lower Factory Woollen Mill. Surveyed and recorded in the Dartmoor Trust Leats Project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 269 087
Map Sheet:SX20NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishChagford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHAGFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

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

‘Mill Leat’ depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map (approximately 1880s in date).

Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2010, Dartmoor Trust Leats Project 2009-2010 (Report - Survey). SDV347530.

Mill Leat, Chagford surveyed and recorded flowing between SX690878 - SX698879 (Teign). Big leat, strong flow. Sluice gate controls take-off from Teign. Attractive feature alongside road. Owned and maintained by South West Water. Hydro plant in operation. South West Water may refurbish the station. Original function unknown. Other details: T:\Dartmoor Leats Survey / Q:\MAPDATA\HISTORIC\LeatsProject.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #107269 ]
SDV347530Report - Survey: Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2010. Dartmoor Trust Leats Project 2009-2010. Dartmoor Trust. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV62963Related to: Chagford Hydro Electric Power Station (Monument)
MDV21306Related to: Lower Mill; Chagford Woollen Mill (Building)
MDV21305Related to: Upper Mill; Chagford Woollen Mill (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 27 2024 1:54PM