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HER Number:	MDV77983
Name:	Leat East of Town Mills, Staverton

Summary

Leat north and east of Town Mills, sections of which survive, shown on late 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps. This appears to be a spillway leat, taking excess water from the main leat to Town Mills.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 794 637
Map Sheet:	SX76SE
Admin Area	Devon
Civil Parish	Staverton
District	South Hams
Ecclesiastical Parish	STAVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

LEAT (Unknown date)

Full description

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

Leat running eastwards from north-west of Town Mills, then south-east towards River Dart.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Map object based on this Source.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Sections of leat still shown. Map object based on this Source.

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).


SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).


SDV344030	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV77984	Related to: Footbridge over Leat East of Town Mills (Monument)
MDV107961	Related to: Staverton Town Mills Leat (Monument)
MDV21310	Related to: Town Mills, Staverton (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Sep 25 2014 3:41PM

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