Information for record number MWA3452:
Medieval Fishponds to SE of Newnham Hall

Summary Medieval fishponds used for the breeding and storaging fish. They still survive as ponds, with signs of 19th century restoration. They are situated just south east of the site of the church of St Laurence at Kings Newnham.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kings Newnham
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 44 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 'Three fishponds which once supplied the old monks with their Friday carp. They were large pools, set one above the other at different levels....'
2 The ponds are well maintained and signs of brickwork suggest that sluices have been installed, probably in the last century. This probably indicates restoration in the 19th century.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Burgess A
Date: 1950
Page Number: 236-7
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: GTD
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3439
   
Images:  
Medieval fishponds at Kings Newnham
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1992
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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 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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monument POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. 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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument SLUICE * A dam which can be raised or lowered to regulate the flow of water. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back

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