Monument record 409/1/3 - Possible Ornamental Pond at Lower Farm

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Summary

Pond poss rems of 17th or 18th C garden

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Pond (SP 508604),lies immediately S of Lower Farm,Newbold,at the head of a small S-draining valley on clay at 140m above OD.It consists of along rectangular depression orinetated E-W and extending in a semicircle on the N side with a circular island in
the centre.To the N are other low scarps,and the whole may be the remains of a small 17th or 18th century garden associated with the farm.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, P.43, Mon 7 (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, RAF VAP CPE/UK/1994,1281-2 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<3> , 1891, First Edition OS 25 Inch Mapping Series (Map). SNN43658.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. P.43, Mon 7.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. RAF VAP CPE/UK/1994,1281-2.
  • <3> Map: . 1891. First Edition OS 25 Inch Mapping Series. Ordnance Survey.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 50628 60624 (40m by 47m) Central
Civil Parish CATESBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 340008

Record last edited

Feb 5 2025 6:10PM

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