Fishpond and possible 'salt mere'

Description of this historic site

There is Early Medieval documentary evidence for the existence of a 'salt mere' at this site, associated with a trackway. The present fishpond in Goldicote Park, 300m south west of Long Coppice, may be its descendant.

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Notes about this historic site

1 A ‘salt maere’ (pool, possibly providing refreshment for pack animals) is referred to on the boundary of Alveston in a charter of AD 985. The fishpond in Goldicote Park may represent the site of this, being on the boundary and accessible from nearby saltways.

  • For the sources of these notes, see the
  • Timetrail record
  • produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Locations
Alderminster (76)
Subjects
Country Lanes and Footpaths (327)
Hunting, Shooting and Fishing (238)
Lakes and Ponds (48)
Time periods
Anglo Saxon - 410-1065 (269)
Industrial Age - 1751-1913 (7521)
Medieval - 1066-1539 (3042)
Post-Medieval - 1540-1750 (1472)
Alternative reference number
MWA8671

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