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Meaux duck decoy is an 18th-century decoy pond located south-west of Meaux Decoy Farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The site represents a functional example of the decoy systems that were developed and widely employed across England during the early modern period to capture wildfowl for food and profit. Duck decoys typically comprised artificial ponds or water bodies designed with concealed pipes or channels through which trained dogs would drive wild ducks into nets, where they could be captured. The Meaux example survives as an archaeological monument preserving evidence of this once-important rural industry.
Meaux duck decoy, 420m south west of Meaux Decoy Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015305. View the official record →
Meaux duck decoy is an 18th-century decoy pond located south-west of Meaux Decoy Farm in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015305.
Meaux duck decoy, 420m south west of Meaux Decoy Farm 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 1015305.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Meaux Cistercian Abbey (1.5 km), Moated monastic grange site and fishponds in Paradise Wood, 630m north west of Carlam Hill Farm (4.1 km), Hall Garth moated site south of Beverley Minster (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Meaux duck decoy, 420m south west of Meaux Decoy Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Meaux duck decoy, 420m south west of Meaux Decoy Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.