Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church

Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church

England
List entry 1020374
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020374
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.64 hectares
Grid reference
SK 49247 55772
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church is a complex of medieval fish ponds located near Halton in Nottinghamshire. The site comprises a series of interconnected water features typical of high medieval fish farming, reflecting the importance of freshwater fisheries to the local economy and the diet of the medieval community. The ponds are arranged in a linear sequence with visible earthwork remains including banks and channels that once managed water flow between the basins. Such fishponds were commonly associated with ecclesiastical establishments and manorial holdings from the twelfth century onwards, and this example demonstrates the sustained investment in aquaculture during the medieval period.

Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020374. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church?

Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church is a complex of medieval fish ponds located near Halton in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020374.

Who is responsible for protecting Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church?

Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church 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 1020374.

What other scheduled monuments are near Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill fortified manor (0.2 km), Market cross, Kirkby in Ashfield (0.5 km), Fishponds 170m south of Damstead Farm (3 km).

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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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church

Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.

The wider landscape

Around Fishponds 220m east of St Wilfrid's Church

ThorpeRoman town · ~16.9 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~16 miles