Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFishpond 550m east of Acklam Park

Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park

England
List entry 1018944
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018944
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.52 hectares
Grid reference
NZ 48941 17449
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park is a medieval or post-medieval pond located in North Yorkshire. The site represents the remains of a constructed water feature, typical of the landscape management practices undertaken on estates during the medieval period and later centuries. Such fishponds served both practical purposes, providing a reliable source of freshwater fish for domestic consumption, and aesthetic functions within the designed landscape of their associated properties. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and contributes to understanding the development of agricultural and manorial settlement patterns in the region.

Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018944. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park?

Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park is a medieval or post-medieval pond located in North Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018944.

Who is responsible for protecting Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park?

Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park 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 1018944.

What other scheduled monuments are near Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stainsby medieval village and open field system (3 km), Stockton market cross immediately south of Town Hall (4.7 km), Romano-British villa, with associated enclosures and other features, at Condercum Green, Ingleby Barwick (5.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park

Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.