Information for record number MWA1673:
Fishponds at Newland Hall Farm

Summary The site of fishponds used for breeding and storing fish. They were of Medieval or Post Medieval date. The site lies 800m west of Ash Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 85
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 S and E of Newland Hall Farm a depression, now mostly drained of water, probably marks the site of fish ponds; there is no evidence of it having been part of a moat. The depression is crossed by a causeway some 46m long where large stumps of recently-felled trees suggest an Avenue; and its grass banks are broken by ancient sandstone retaining walls of varying height. The occupier mentioned a bridge of some sort having been here until fairly recently.
3 The Birmingham motorway will destroy a fine series of fishponds.
4 The fishponds were filled in in 1960, when the Farmer took advantage of the nearby construction of the M6 motorway to hire earthmoving equipment. A site visit revealed that traces of the ponds survive. To the E of the Farm a bank about 0.5m high exists around a large hollow. W of the Farm, along a hedgerow, a substantial bank over 1m high remains.
5 Photographed in 1980.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No:
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Newlands Hall
Author/originator: Iain Soden
Date: 2003
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: OS Card, 38NW1
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1967
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 38NW1
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: GC
Date: 1980
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1755
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: DMVRG vol 9 1961
Author/originator:
Date: 1961
Page Number: 7
Volume/Sheet: 9
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument MOTORWAY * Fast arterial road with separate carriageways limited to motor vehicles back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument CAUSEWAY * A road or pathway raised above surrounding low, wet or uneven ground. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument RETAINING WALL * A wall constructed for the purpose of confining or supporting a mass of earth or water. back

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