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| HER Number: | MDV60817 |
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| Name: | Farm Wheel at Higher East Coombe Farm, Stockleigh Pomeroy |
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Summary
A sales advert in the Western Times in 1880 refers to the fact that all the 'necessary' machinery at the farm was driven by waterpower. The waterwheel is likely to have been in/on the barn on the north side of the farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 889 040 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS80SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stockleigh Pomeroy |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOCKLEIGH POMEROY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80SE/144
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The 1904-1906 map shows a mill pond and aqueduct to the north of the farm. The farm wheel is likely, therefore, to have been in/on the barn on this side of the farmstead.
Bodman, M., 1998, Water-Powered Sites in Devon, 5, No. 38 (Report - non-specific). SDV305931.
Higher East Combe.
Bodman, M., 2016, Water Mills and other Water-powered Sites in Devon. Revised edition, 48 (Report - non-specific). SDV359634.
An advert for Higher East Coombe farm in the Western Times, 27th April 1880, states that all the necessary machinery is driven by water power.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV305931 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 1998. Water-Powered Sites in Devon. A4 Spiral Bound. 5, No. 38. |
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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). |
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| SDV359634 | Report - non-specific: Bodman, M.. 2016. Water Mills and other Water-powered Sites in Devon. Revised edition. A4 Comb Bound. 48. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123474 | Related to: Aqueduct to north of Higher East Coombe Farm, Stockleigh Pomeroy (Monument) |
| MDV123472 | Related to: Mill Pond to north of Higher East Coombe Farm, Stockleigh Pomeroy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 12 2019 1:00PM |
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