Information for record number MWA5284:
Fishponds at Goodrest Lodge

Summary Medieval fishponds, used for the breeding and storage of fish, which survive as earthworks. They are situated 500m north west of Nine Acre Plantation, Leek Wootton.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leek Wootton and Guys Cliffe
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 Remains of a large fish pool.
2 Two ponds can be seen S of the moat platform, the lower one being the larger. The upper pond is 28m by 16m and is quite dry. This probably served as a 'topping-up' tank for the main pond. The lower pond is 42m by 25m. It appears to have been damaged at the E end, where the outflow ran back to Cuttle Brook.
4 Scheduled as Warwickshire Monument No 158.
6 Rescheduled as SAM 21581.
 
Sources

Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 91
Author/originator: Mytum H
Date: 1981
Page Number: 132-7
Volume/Sheet: 91
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 91
Author/originator: Mytum H
Date: 1981
Page Number: 132-7
Volume/Sheet: 91
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 8, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pugh R B (ed)
Date: 1969
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Volume/Sheet: 8
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Scheduling record
Title: Goodrest Lodge: a double moated site with fishponds
Author/originator: EH
Date: 1995
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Scheduling record
Title: SAM list
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1985
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Scheduling record
Title: Goodrest moated site
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1971
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Source No:
Source Type: Scheduling record
Title: Goodrest Lodge: a double moated site with fishponds
Author/originator: EH
Date: 1995
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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source SAM List Scheduled Ancient Monument List. A list or schedule of archaelogical and historic monuments that are considered to be of national importance. The list contains a detailed description of each Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) and a map showing their location and extent. By being placed on the schedule, SAMs are protected by law from any unauthorised distrubance. The list has been compiled and is maintained by English Heritage. It is updated periodically. back
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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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 LODGE * A small building, often inhabited by a gatekeeper, gamekeeper or similar. Use specific type where known. 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 PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back
monument PLANTATION * A group of planted trees or shrubs, generally of uniform age and of a single species. back
monument TANK * Armoured military vehicle with its own firepower, which operates on tracks for troop mobility over rough terrain. Some may be adapted, or purpose-built, to be amphibious, and may then be double-indexed as AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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