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Mill:

Waterwheel, Rumple Quarry, Plym Bridge Woods, Eggbuckland

A water-powered quarry mill/wheel in the historic county of Devon, England.

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The structure housed a large overshot waterwheel of about 15.8m diameter and was probably used to lower slate dressing machinery at Rumple Quarry (National Trust)

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Power source Water
Mill type
River Plym
Mill function Quarry mill/wheel
Archive ID 12851
Location Eggbuckland, Plymouth
Historic county Devon
Country England, United Kingdom
NGR SX 5233 5965
Latitude/longitude 50.41777442, -4.08155790

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