Monument record 385/0/1 - Fishpond on East Side of Banbury Road

Ponds SW of Upper Charwelton and W of Church Charwelton, on clay at around 150m above OD, in small tributary valleys of the R. Cherwell. They vary in size but all are characterized by having small islands within them, probably for the protection of wildfowl. Their date is unknown. All are shown in their present form on the Tithe Map of 1847 and called Fish Ponds. The same map also shows another similar pond, again with an island in it, in the S part of the parish; this was destroyed by the railway.

{1} Called Fish Pond on map.

{2} Ponds (SP 530 555, 532 558, 540 553), SW of Upper Charwelton and W of Church Charwelton, on clay at around 150m above OD, in small tributary valleys of the R. Cherwell. They vary in size but all are characterized by having small islands within them, probably for the protection of wildfowl. Their date is unknown. All are shown in their present form on the Tithe Map of 1847 and called Fish Ponds. The same map also shows another similar pond, again with an island in it, in the S part of the parish (SP 543 542); this was destroyed by the railway.

{5} Water-filled in C19th but now used for landfill site.

<1> 1847, Charwelton Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN9559.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.47 site 5 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:SP5355/006-7 (unchecked), RAF CPE/UK/1994 1156-7, (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<4> Taylor P., 1992, Fishponds Report 1992, (part checked) (Report). SNN1339.

<5> 1992, Planning & Transportation Memo re. Minerals and Land Restoration, (checked) (Note). SNN43676.

<6> ORDANCE SURVEY, 1955, Ordnance Survey Map 6" to 1 mile, (unchecked) (Map). SNN9692.

<7> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889541 (Archive). SNN112900.

Record last edited

Feb 29 2024 1:14PM