Monument record 549/0/1 - Holywell Pool (Probable Post Medieval/Modern Fishponds)

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} 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.

<1> 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.

<2> 1847, Charwelton Tithe Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN9559.

<3> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, CUCAP AHG43 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<4> Royal Air Force, 1940s, RAF Vertical Aerial Photographs, RAF CPE/UK/1994 3147-8, RAF CPE/UK/1994 1156-7 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN105266.

<5> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889541 (Archive). SNN112900.

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Feb 29 2024 1:24PM