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| HER Number: | MDV80528 |
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| Name: | Walkhampton Mill Leat, Walkhampton |
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Summary
The water supply to the wheelwrights shop at Walkhampton Mill comes from a tributary of the River Walkham. The overshot waterwheel, presumed to date from the original establishment of the wheelwrights shop in 1845, is supplied by a long timber launder running west from the village bridge. (Full extent of leat not currently plotted).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 532 697 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Built, XIX - 1845 AD to 1845 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Leat depicted on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map (approximately 1880s in date) but not named.
Watts, M., 1998, The Wheelwright's Shop, Walkhampton (Report - Survey). SDV347625.
The watersupply to the wheelwrights shop comes from a tributary of the River Walkham and the overshot waterwheel is supplied by a long timber launder running west from the village bridge.
Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2010, Dartmoor Trust Leats Project 2009-2010 (Report - Survey). SDV347530.
Walkhampton Mill Leat surveyed and recorded at SX532697 (Black Brook). Flows well. Attractive feature of village centre. No information on use of water.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Watts, M., July 2013, Walkham Mill, Walkhampton, Devon. Historic Building Appraisal (Report - Survey). SDV352674.
The open-top launder which carried water from the stream down the side of the building to the top of the waterwheel is unusually long, about 37 metres in length. It is essentially an improvised structure reflecting a need to introduce water-power to a building that did not occupy a traditional mill site. The upper part of the launder has been dismantled recently as a result of decay and flooding. The waterwheel is said to date from the original establishment of the wheelwright's shop in 1845.
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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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #107323 ] |
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| SDV347530 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2010. Dartmoor Trust Leats Project 2009-2010. Dartmoor Trust. Digital. |
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| SDV347625 | Report - Survey: Watts, M.. 1998. The Wheelwright's Shop, Walkhampton. Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. A3 Grip Bound. |
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| SDV352674 | Report - Survey: Watts, M.. July 2013. Walkham Mill, Walkhampton, Devon. Historic Building Appraisal. Watts, M.. 87/2013. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV131366 | Related to: Brookside/ former Walkhampton Stores, Walkhampton (Building) |
| MDV80529 | Related to: Walkham Mill, Walkhampton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6296 - Historic Building Appraisal of Walkham Mill, Walkhamton
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 14 2021 12:11PM |
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