Monument record 5049 - Probable Medieval fishponds, east of Great Houghton

Fishponds lay to the east of the village in a shallow valley. They were intact until filled up in 1978 by spoil from the by-pass roadworks

{1} The fishponds were intact until filled in 1978 by spoil from the bypass roadworks.

{2} Fishponds (SP 797589) east of Great Houghton, on Boulder Clay at 76 m. above OD. They consist of two roughly rectangular embanked ponds, 30-40 m long and 30 m wide, with a smaller pond, 30 m by 15 m to the north. A broad hollow-way leading from the village through the adjacent ridge-and-furrow passes to the north of them.

<1> HALL D.N., 1979, Great Houghton Parish Survey, 14/81 (checked) (Article). SNN75862.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 84/Site 8 (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.298/Site 11 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<4> Royal Air Force, Vertical Aerial Photography, A/P (RAF VAP CPE/UK/1926, 4017-8) (Photographs). SNN104890.

<5> Aerial Photograph, A/P (Fairey Surveys Ltd 6565, 1852-4) (Photographs). SNN112974.

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Feb 3 2025 8:05PM