Monument record 224/0/1 - Post Medieval/Modern Ponds (Possbly Fishponds/Decoy Ponds &/or Millponds)
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Summary
Possible 18th-century ponds that may have been used for breeding fowlfowl or boating. The water from all three ponds passes into a leat which runs north-west towards Lower Thorpe where there was once a watermill
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Type and Period (6)
- RECREATIONAL? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1749 AD?)
- DUCK POND? (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1999 AD?)
- FISHPOND? (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1999 AD?)
- MILL POND? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- MILL LEAT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1749 AD?)
- ORNAMENTAL POND? (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD? to 1999 AD?)
Full Description
{1} The largest, lowest pond is roughly trapezoidal with a triangular extension east up the valley and groups of low marshy islands at each end. The central pond is the smallest and is roughly triangular and the third one has an irregular north side with four 'bays' cut into it. All the ponds are depicted exactly as they are now on a map of 1806. The ponds appear to be of post-medieval date, probably of the 18th century, and were perhaps used for breeding wildfowl and for boating. The water from all three ponds passes not into the original stream but into a high-level leat which runs north west towards Lower Thorpe where there was once a watermill.
{3} Annotated as fishponds
{5} Leat is in situ but heavily overgrown;
{6} Geophysical survey was undertaken as part of a suite of surveys for HS2. The survey detected slight responses apparently associated with the canalised leat.
<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.148 site 7 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.
<2> 1806, Thorpe Mandeville Estate Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN9834.
<3> ORDANCE SURVEY, 1955, Ordnance Survey 6 Inch Map Series, SP54NW (Map). SNN48428.
<4> Cadman, G.E., 1991, SMR Report Form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN50258.
<5> Cadman, G.E., 1992, Lower Thorpe Farm, Thorpe Mandeville, (checked) (Note). SNN51849.
<6> High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd, 2013, London-West Midlands Environmental Statement: Technical Appendices, CFA15, Greatworth to Lower Boddington Survey reports (CH-004-015), Cultural heritage, p. 23-4/Site GLBo85 (Report). SNN111660.
<7> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, Air Photograph (RAF CPE/UK/1994, 1025-7) (Photographs). SNN104890.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SNN77382 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. p.148 site 7 (checked).
- <2> SNN9834 Map: 1806. Thorpe Mandeville Estate Map. (unchecked).
- <3> SNN48428 Map: ORDANCE SURVEY. 1955. Ordnance Survey 6 Inch Map Series. SP54NW. OS 6 INCH MAP. SP54NW.
- <4> SNN50258 SMR Report Form: Cadman, G.E.. 1991. SMR Report Form. 20th May 1991. (checked).
- <5> SNN51849 Note: Cadman, G.E.. 1992. Lower Thorpe Farm, Thorpe Mandeville. (checked).
- <6> SNN111660 Report: High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd. 2013. London-West Midlands Environmental Statement: Technical Appendices, CFA15, Greatworth to Lower Boddington Survey reports (CH-004-015), Cultural heritage. 5. High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd. p. 23-4/Site GLBo85.
- <7> SNN104890 Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. Air Photograph (RAF CPE/UK/1994, 1025-7).
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 4538 2453 (543m by 263m) |
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Civil Parish | THORPE MANDEVILLE, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 339366
Record last edited
Oct 12 2023 10:45AM