Information for record number MWA3168:
Frankton Fishponds, SE of Manor Farm

Summary Frankton fishponds, used for the breeding and storing of fish. They are of unknown date, and are still in use. They are situated 400m southwest of the church at Frankton.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Frankton
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Two large fishponds SW of the village.
2 Two fishponds connected by a stream, apparently formed by the damming of a small valley. Both in use and stocked with fish. The stone dams have ?Imperial period stonework with modern concrete strengthening.
 
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: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Kilburn C D
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3182
   
Images:  
Fishponds at Frankton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1930s
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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 Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back
monument DAM * A barrier of concrete or earth, etc, built across a river to create a reservoir of water for domestic and/or industrial usage. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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