Monument record 4701/0/10 - Probable Post Medieval Ponds, Stoke Road

Archaeological investigaton identified infilled ponds, possibly those depicted on a map of 1768.

{1} A layer of late 20th or early 21st century date covered a layer of gleyed dark brownish-grey waterlogged plastic clay with frequent lenses of decayed organic material. This deposit had the appearance of a pond fill. The full extent of the possible pond was not established. Local residents remember a pond on the site but were unsure when it had been filled in. There are no ponds shown on the later 20th century OS maps although one does appear on the 1884 OS map slightly to the south west of the trench position.

{2} At the east end of the excavation was part of a backfilled post medieval pond of sub-circular shape with a shallow U-shaped profile. Its backfill contained various modern materials. This indicates that the pond was only backfilled recently and may have been part of a system of ponds recorded on the 1768 map of the village, similar to that found in Trench 2 of the earlier evaluation.

<1> Muldowney, L., 2013, Archaeological Evaluation on Land at Stoke Road, Ashton, Northamptonshire October 2013, p.8 (checked) (Report). SNN109178.

<2> Clarke J., 2014, Archaeological Excavation on Land at Stoke Road, Ashton, Northamptonshire, April 214, p.6+12 (checked) (Report). SNN109940.

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