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The medieval fishpond complex situated 250 metres south of Laurels Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a series of interconnected ponds that formed part of the productive agricultural landscape of medieval Lincolnshire. Fishponds of this type were characteristic features of the medieval period, typically constructed to support the diet of monastic communities or manorial households by providing a reliable source of freshwater fish. The surviving earthworks indicate a multi-pond system demonstrating the engineering and management practices employed in medieval fish husbandry. Such complexes represent important evidence of how medieval communities exploited their local environment and organised resources within the countryside economy.
Medieval fishpond complex 250m south of Laurels Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018538. View the official record →
The medieval fishpond complex situated 250 metres south of Laurels Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a series of interconnected ponds that formed part of the productive agricultural landscape of medieval Lincolnshire.
Medieval fishpond complex 250m south of Laurels 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 1018538.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m south east of Moat Farm (2.5 km), Medieval fishpond complex, 80m south west of Manor House (2.8 km), Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval fishpond complex 250m south of Laurels Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval fishpond complex 250m south of Laurels Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.