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Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge is a post-medieval decoy pond located in Lancashire. Dating from the seventeenth or eighteenth century, the site represents the practical application of waterfowl management techniques that were employed on estates to provide a reliable source of wildfowl for the table. The decoy pond would have functioned as an artificial water body designed to attract and trap wild ducks through a system of pipes or channels, a method that became increasingly common in early modern England. Such installations demonstrate the integration of hunting and farming practices within the management of country estates during this period.
Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014717. View the official record →
Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge is a post-medieval decoy pond located in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014717.
Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Speke Hall moated site (5.9 km), Halton Castle: a ruined shell keep castle on the site of an earlier motte and bailey (6 km), Roman fortlet at Ince, 150m north east of Hall Farm (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Duck decoy pond 200m south east of Marsh Bridge stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.