Information for record number MWA7286:
Site of Fishpond

Summary The site of a fishpond, used for the breeding and storage of fish. It dates to the Imperial period, was marked on a map of 1817. It was situated 400m south east of the church at Sherbourne.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Barford
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Pond shown on map of 1817 in the north corner of a field named the Fishpond Close.
2 The Pond is not shown on the 1760 Barford Inclosure Map, nor on a map of 1827 when, after a reorganisation of the field boundaries, it lay in Atcham Piece.
3 Map of 1827.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: A429 Bypass Survey
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1994
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1817
Author/originator:
Date: 1817
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: CR 737-57
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1827
Author/originator:
Date: 1827
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: CR-43b
   
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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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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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back

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