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Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a series of man-made water features constructed during the medieval period. The fishponds represent a typical example of the productive landscape management practices undertaken on aristocratic and monastic estates in medieval Gloucestershire, where such facilities served both practical sustenance and status-enhancing purposes. The monument consists of earthwork remains visible as a series of pond basins and associated water management infrastructure, reflecting the engineering knowledge required to create and maintain these fisheries. Such fishponds were commonplace features on medieval landed estates throughout England, providing a reliable source of freshwater fish for consumption during periods when access to fresh protein was limited and valued.
Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1400506. View the official record →
Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a series of man-made water features constructed during the medieval period.
Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury 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 1400506.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The buried remains of the medieval fortified house and the C16 privy garden at Thornbury Castle (0.7 km), Hillfort and associated Romano-British occupation at Little Abbey, Alveston (2.8 km), Bowl barrow re-used as a moot 205m SSE of Chelwood (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval fishponds 125m south of Park Farm, Thornbury stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.