Information for record number MWA5405:
Fishponds 200m SE of Brownsover Church

Summary The site of a Medieval or Post Medieval bank and three fishponds, used for the breeding and storage of fish. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1926. They were situated 100m west of Blaeberry Street, where the street known as Parkend is located in Brownsover.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Rugby
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Three fishponds marked.
2 Photograph.
3 An archaeological assessment was carried out by Warwickshire Museum during March 1995 as to the survival of the fishponds in advance of a proposal for the residential development of the then open recreation grounds. It is thought that the fishponds probably belonged to the manor of Brownsover and are Medieval or Post Medieval in origin. The earliest definite reference to them, however, dates to 1705/6. The ponds are thought to survive as depicted by the 19th century editions of the Ordnance Survey mapping of the area, albeit buried in up to 2.5m of modern debris by the 1960s from the construction of the adjacent road. These ponds appear to have been cut through pre-existing ridge and furrow earthworks,
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Hollowell Way, Brownsover, Rugby, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Palmer S C
Date: 1995
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 1:10560 1926 22SE
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1926
Page Number: 22SE
Volume/Sheet: 10560
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Brownsover
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Images:  
Extract from 1887 OS map showing the fishponds near Brownsover Church
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1995
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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 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 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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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 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 RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument RECREATION GROUND * A public ground with facilities for games and other activities. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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