Monument record 472/0/1 - Possible Medieval/Post Medieval Fishpond in Fishers Close

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Summary

The site of a fishpond.

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

{1} Fishpond (?) (SP 560709) on Boulder Clay at 130m above OD, lay in a field on the SW side of the village, now built over and known as Fisher's Close. It is visible on air photographs as a roughly rectangular depression with a large bank on its N side.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.114 Site 4 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCC AP: SP5670/001-2 (Photographs). SNN104822.

<3> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1994, 1480-1) (Photographs). SNN104890.

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.114 Site 4 (checked).
  • <2> Photographs: Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. NCC AP: SP5670/001-2.
  • <3> Photographs: Royal Air Force. Vertical Aerial Photography. A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1994, 1480-1).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Location

Grid reference SP 456 270 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish KILSBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 340177

Record last edited

Oct 31 2023 9:07AM

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