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| HER Number: | MDV44808 |
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| Name: | Ford Mill Leat, Blackawton |
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Summary
Mill Leat shown on historic maps running from a weir above Bow Bridge on the River Gara to a mill pond behind Ford Corn Mill. Note that the 1886 OS map mistakenly indicates the river as the leat.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 808 491 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX84NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Blackawton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BLACKAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX84NW/9/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XIX to Edwardian - 1839 AD (Between) to 1904 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Mill Leat marked. Note that the river has been mistakenly marked as the leat and vice versa.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Mill Leat marked, running from a weir on the Gara above Bow Bridge to Ford Corn Mill.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, SX84NW (Cartographic). SDV342256.
Mill leat not shown.
Bodman, M., 2003, Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 160 (Report - Interim). SDV325576.
Ford Mill was served by a long leat which began above Bow Bridge. The 1886 OS map may mislead here and indicates the river as the leat. The latter kept higher up, running alongside the lane.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325576 | Report - Interim: Bodman, M.. 2003. Watermills and Other Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 160. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #92285 ] |
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| 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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| SDV342256 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. SX84NW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21154 | Related to: Ford Mill, Blackawton (Building) |
| MDV72320 | Related to: Mill Pond at Ford Mill, Blackawton (Monument) |
| MDV72321 | Related to: Weir on River Gara above Bow Bridge, Blackawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2022 9:27AM |
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