Kents Mill is a post-medieval mill complex thought to be 19th century. The surviving features are a leat with sluices. The old mill has been completely renovated and repurposed into a contemporary residence. Although substantially transformed, remnants of its original characteristics remain, such as a faint outline of the wheel pit, indicating that it may have once housed a low-breast wheel.
A rectangular building is shown on the Tithe Map for Brompton Regis at c. SS 9237 3110, orientated north to south. There is a further building slightly to the southeast orientated east to west, at c. SS 9238 3110, and another outbuilding to the west at c. SS 9235 3112. A leat runs east to west, fed from the River Exe at SS 9259 3111 and back into the River Exe further downstream at SS 9230 3113. The leat runs north of the buildings, with the main rectangular building built with its northern elevation adjacent to the leat.
The group of buildings is within a group of enclosures labelled 1197 on the Tithe Map (see below), which the Apportionment describes as “Millhouse Gardens Orchards etc”.
The 25-inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map shows the main rectangular building and the western outbuilding. The southeastern building appears to have been demolished. The main building is labelled “Kentsmill Cottage.” A secondary leat, with an aqueduct to carry it over the original structure at SS 9232 3112, is diverted from the main leat at SS 9242 3111 (see MEM25338).
A large weir, labelled “Kent’s Weir,” is shown where water is taken from the River Exe to the east. The site is similarly depicted on the 25-inch 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map. On the western elevation, the main millhouse has been extended into two subdivided parts. A footbridge is labelled over the leat directly to the northeast of the house.
The 2022 MasterMap data shows the main leat is still extant. The secondary leat, including the aqueduct (MEM25338), appears to have been removed. The site is labelled “Kents Mill”; “Kent’s Weir” is also depicted and labelled.
Source: https://www.exmoorher.co.uk/Monument/MMO594
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