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	Leat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A leat (occasionally and archaically spelt lete) is a name, particularly common in the south-west of England for a man-made watercourse, or a makeshift aqueduct.
		The most famous examples are Drake's Leat, constructed on the instructions of Sir Francis Drake to conduct water from Dartmoor to Plymouth, and the Devonport Leat constructed in the late 18th century to carry water to the explanding naval dockyard at Devonport, now a part of Plymouth.
		According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is cognate with let in the sense of "allow to pass" (as in "passing water").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leat (121 words)

	Devonport, Devon - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Devonport, Devon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Devonport was originally one of the "Three Towns" (along with Plymouth and East Stonehouse) which were merged in 1914 to form what would later become, in 1928, the City of Plymouth.
		Devonport has its own town centre, a swimming pool, a park and a sports ground, Brickfields, which is now home to Plymouth Albion, the city's Rugby Union football club.
		Devonport has a large port but it is best known for the Royal Navy's dockyard, HM Naval Base Devonport.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Devonport-Devon.html (234 words)

	Plymouth, Water Supply (Dock Leat) (Devonport Leat)
		Devonport's water supply, by means of the Devonport Leat, owes its existence to the fact that by 1800 the population of Plymouth Dock (Devonport as it was to become) was greater than that of neighbouring Plymouth.
		Devonport in 1824 and started to expand into the Stoke and Morice Town areas of Stoke Damerel parish.
		The Leat continued to provide water direct to the Dousland reservoir until 1951, when the flow was made to discharge down a spectacular waterfall into Burrator Reservoir.
	www.plymouthdata.info /WaterSupply-Devonport.htm (908 words)

	Devonport Leat
		It was built in the 1790's to channel water to the booming docks of Devonport in Plymouth, although now it terminates at Burrator reservoir.
		A flood relief sluice by the leat at SX 608698.
		The leat as it emerges from the tunnel at SX 602699.
	www.richkni.co.uk /dartmoor/leat.htm (631 words)

	GENUKI: Devonport Borough 1850
		Devonport is in the parish of Stoke Damerel, and owes its origin as a town to the foundation of the Naval Dockyard, in the reign of William III., about 1690.
		It had been previously attempted to obtain water from the Plymouth Leat, but this being refused, the Devonport Leat was formed, and may be occasionally seen in close companionship with that of Plymouth, as it pursues its winding course of 37 miles, from its source in the wild region of Dartmoor.
		Devonport Mechanics' Institute was established in 1825, and had so prospered in 1843, that it erected a handsome building in Duke street, at the cost of about £1400; to which it added a larger building in 1849, at the cost of nearly £2500.
	genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk /DEV/StokeDamerel/DevonportHist1850.html (3973 words)

	Cross Gate to Nun's Cross via Leather Tor - a Dartmoor Walk - Walking Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Park on the track alongside Devonport Leat at Cross Gate (Grid ref: SX563695) which can easily be reached from the B3212 Yelverton to Princetown road by turning right on to a minor road just over half a mile north east of the Burrator Inn at Douseland.
		Cross the footbridge and continue on the south side of the leat for a few hundred yards until a gate can be seen ahead where the leat enters a wood.
		Cross the bridge and leave the leat behind as you follow the track in a westerly direction down the valley for one and a half miles until the track reaches Raddick Plantation.
	www.walkingbritain.co.uk /walks/walksa/wa016.shtml (761 words)

	Devonport, New Zealand - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Devonport, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Devonport is a seaside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
		It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of a peninsula that runs south from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, extending five kilometres into the Waitemata Harbour.
		Devonport is one of the oldest areas on Auckland's North Shore.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Devonport-New-Zealand.html (264 words)

	DARTMOOR WATER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		In 1793 another leat was built to carry water to Devonport, this took water from the headwaters of the West Dart, the Cowsic and the Blackabrook and carried it 21 miles to Devonport.
		Many of the leats are now dry but their courses are still clearly visible as they wind around the hillside contours.
		The farm leats were used to provide all the water needed on the farm.
	www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk /dartmoor_water.htm (910 words)

	Plymouth, Water Supply (Plymouth Leat) (Drake's Leat)
		Construction of the leat began in 1589 and a contract is thought to have been made between the Corporation and Sir Francis, who became the contractor for the scheme.
		The leat within the Town was at this time covered over to prevent pollution and to reduce the danger to pedestrians, especially children.
		As a result the leat was deepened and repaved and in some places received a concrete bottom to aid the flow of water.
	www.plymouthdata.info /WaterSupply.htm (601 words)

	Devonport, Tasmania - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Devonport, Tasmania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Devonport is a city in the north-west of Tasmania, Australia, at the mouth of the Mersey River.
		The towns joined to become Devonport (named for Devonport in England) in 1890.
		The local government area is the Devonport City Council, with a population of 24,334 (2001 census).
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Devonport-Tasmania.html (232 words)

	Newlycombe Lake
		You'll find the steep descent of the leat down the hillside as it meets the aqueduct over the Meavy.
		The Devonport Leat as it runs down slowly in a westerly direction.
		Devonport Leat pouring down the hillside to meet the aqueduct over the Meavy.
	www.richkni.co.uk /dartmoor/newley.htm (351 words)

	Hartley Park
		There has been controversy over Drake’s precise contribution to the leat, but it is said that he took a paramount role in much of the covenants or purchases of the land through which the leat would course.
		Parts of the leat were still uncovered in the late 19th and the early 20th century, including the west side of Mutley in 1890.
		Both leats were blocked with ice and water was conveyed from the Meavy through a leat to Dousland.
	www.hartleypark.co.uk /history.htm (4610 words)

	Journey's end
		Parts of the leat are still visible today on the moor at Roborough Down, near Clearbrook, and even in parts of Plymouth, such as at Crownhill Fort.
		Later the leat was deepened and repaved and in some places received a concrete bottom to aid the flow of water.
		It remained very close to the original path of the River Meavy although instead of dropping to the bottom of the gorge, it was taken round the rocky west side of Burrator Gorge in wooden conduits into a ditch a few feet on the south side of the present dam.
	www.stentiford.org /Issue_36/Article1/4Dec1art5.htm (645 words)

	Read about Leat at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Leat and learn about Leat here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		A leat (occasionally and archaically spelt lete) is a name, particularly common in the south-west of
		Drake's Leat, constructed on the instructions of Sir Francis Drake to conduct water from Dartmoor to Plymouth, and the
		18th century to carry water to the explanding naval dockyard at Devonport, now a part of
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Leat (117 words)

	Dartmoor Archive: A section of the Devonport Leat near to Leather Tor
		A section of the Devonport Leat near to Leather Tor
		The Devonport Leat provided drinking water for communities living on the moor.
		This photograph was taken by a member of the Taylor family at the end of March, 1935 (31/03/1935).
	piglet.ex.ac.uk /dartmoor/da-5.php (79 words)

	walk3
		From Cramber walk S.W. to pick up the leat again, this is the Devonport leat; follow it down stream, cross the leat using one of several footbridges.
		Walk on until you reach a sluice in the leat, cross it and follow the leat downhill taking care over the rocky ground and keeping the water on your left side.
		The leat will now be on your right side, take the next junction to your left which will lead you to Leather Tor Farm, there should be a finger post at this junction, walk on through the trees to the old farm and cross the stile into the lane, go left.
	www.walkingdartmoor.co.uk /Burrator/walk3.asp (504 words)

	(New Years Day Walking Dartmoor)
		Sometimes called Drakes leat, its purpose was to carry fresh water to Plymouth in the West.
		We soon found the girt we were looking for and we left the leat at this point and followed the girt more or less due North for the best part of a mile.
		Crossing the aqueduct we were with the leat again and we were to remain with it for a very gentle westerly stretch along its Northerly bank and into the forestry plantation.
	website.lineone.net /~dpawley/burrcra/99jn1wlk.html (1224 words)

	TWO BRIDGES, WHITE TORS AND RETURN VIA DEVONPORT LEAT
		The walk from Two Bridges up to the moors to the north east and back via the start of the Devonport Leat is a relatively easy 7 mile walk and was led by John Davies on 9th Apr 00.
		This was the start of the Devonport Leat used to carry water hundreds of years ago down into Plymouth.
		Leaving the leat at this point, we headed down and skirted around the farm and continued our descent along the track to a bridge.
	website.lineone.net /~dpawley/2brileat/2brileat.html (1537 words)

	LEAT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		"LEAT" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time.
		"LEAT" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
		Words containing "LEAT": aculeate, aleatoric, aleatory, binucleate, binucleated, bleated, bleater, bleaters, bleating, bleats, cleated, cleating, cleats, enucleate, enucleated, enucleates, enucleating, enucleation, enucleations, galeate, galeated, linoleate, linoleates, maleate, maleates, mononucleate, mononucleated, multinucleate, multinucleated, nonnucleated, nucleate, nucleated, nucleates, nucleating, nucleation, nucleations, nucleator, nucleators, oleate, oleates, outbleated, outbleating, outbleats, pileate, pileated, pleated, pleater, pleaters, pleating, pleatless, pleats, uninucleate.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Le/Leat.html (537 words)

	News Release
		The exhibition comprises a series of 30 superb images following the route of the Devonport leat as it travels through the Dartmoor Landscape.
		Leats are artificial watercourses, carrying water, diverted from rivers, sometimes over great distances.
		The Devonport leat was constructed some 200 years ago to provide fresh drinking water to Devonport.
	www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk /dnp/news/nr031005.html (580 words)

	Leat - Allan Leat: 1916-2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		LEAT offers free support, advice and training to adults with learning difficulties The support that LEAT offers is not time limited but we hope that an
		At leat 12 die in Iraqi poll attacks.
		Allan Frederick Leat was a well-known eccentric on the London jazz scene.
	openmoon.com /om/leat.html (227 words)

	Leat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		A leat (occasionally and archaically spelt lete) is a name, particularly common in thesouth-west of England for a man-made watercourse, or a makeshift aqueduct.
		The most famous examples are Drake's Leat, constructed on the instructions of SirFrancis Drake to conduct water from Dartmoor to Plymouth, and the Devonport Leat constructed in the late 18th century to carry water to the explanding naval dockyard at Devonport, now a part of Plymouth.
		According to the Oxford EnglishDictionary, the word is cognate with let in the sense of "allow topass" (as in "passing water").
	www.therfcc.org /leat-152923.html (108 words)

	Devonport Leat -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Devonport Leat -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The Devonport leat was constructed in the (The decade from 1790 to 1799) 1790s to carry water from (Click link for more info and facts about Dartmoor) Dartmoor to the expanding dockyards at (Click link for more info and facts about Devonport, Devon) Devonport, Devon.
		See also: (Click link for more info and facts about leat) leat
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/devonport_leat.htm (77 words)

	Devonport Leat - a photo - Walking Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Devonport Leat - a photo - Walking Britain
		Devonport Leat and Ponies - The leats were the original water supply to Plymouth.
		Each evening, near dusk, the ponies in this part of the moor gather near the leats and follow them to the lee of the woods for shelter.
	www.walkingbritain.co.uk /walks/walksa/wa016f.shtml (49 words)

	Dartmoor Explorer: Ref 588 705 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		You can clearly see how the rocks were split and shaped to form the walls of the leat.
		Called feather and tare steel "jumpers" were used to drill holes into the rocks until the stone split in two.
		A display of this method can be seen in The High Moor Visitor Centre in Princetown.
	www.clickable.co.uk /dartmoor/southwest/588705.htm (54 words)

	Lydford Tor
		Lydford parish was a large parish so proper burial wasn't easy for people living in the more remote areas of the moor.
		In wet weather this would be a depressing place to be, but in the sun it was rather good.
		The leat was built to convey water from the Walkham to the prison when it was first built.
	www.richkni.co.uk /dartmoor/lydford.htm (479 words)

	Clearbrook
		The road junction to the left of the centre of the photograph includes a bridge over the Plymouth leat, (the dark line running right to left and as a bushy arc at the top of the fields on the right) built in 1591 to take water from the Moor to Plymouth.
		Sir Francis Drake is reputed to have ridden a horse along the leat ahead of the released water!
		The later Devonport leat (c.1796) is visible to the right of the bridge as a dark line in the pale green patches of the moor.
	www.bucklandmonachorum.org.uk /Clearbrook.htm (942 words)

	Dartmoor Archive: The Devonport Leat Falls near Blacktor
		Dartmoor Archive: The Devonport Leat Falls near Blacktor
		The Devonport Leat provided drinking water for those who lived on the moor.
		The path of the leat down this steep hill means that the sound of crashing water can be heard by those nearby.
	piglet.ex.ac.uk /dartmoor/da-7.php (96 words)

	indexpbmona
		he Devonport Leat flows through a long tunnel and is also crossed by the trackbed of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.
		She had left the Tavistock Union Workhouse on the morning of 18th May, with the infant, intending to visit a friend in Clearbrook, but when she arrived at her destination the child was not with her.
		Buckland Monachorum is amongst the “elite” 8% of the 11,000 or so ancient Parishes of the country for which a complete run of Registers survives from the date of their institution, 1538.
	www.dartmoorpress.clara.net /indexpbmona.html (6100 words)

	Hash Mag Archive 1992: Run No.461
		We then came down to the leat and the river through some terrain that even Goebbels would have hesitated to use.
		The trail went up the hill and by stages down to the Devonport Leat with the front runners well wrong to the right and the back markers leading the way to the north.
		The sawdust was lost somewhere along the leat but Deadly found it down the hill and off up the other side towards Longaford Tor.
	members.fortunecity.com /drakehhh/run461.html (1775 words)

	Sharpitor to Princetown
		Leaving the Sharpitor Car Park in bright sunshine, on the West side of the Yelverton to Princetown road, we crossed the road and headed off due east towards the Forestry Plantation on the northern side of Burrator.
		Over a stile and into the coniferous woods we made our way down and over the Devonport Leat and followed the leat west for a while before dropping down towards the bridge over the River Meavy.
		We made our way around the pool, up and across the Devonport Leat and headed up onto Cramber Down itself.
	www.plymouthramblers.org.uk /sharfogg/sharfogg.html (1307 words)

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