Fishponds at Boat House Spinney

Description of this historic site

Fishponds used for the breeding and storing of fish, which date to the Medieval/Post Medieval period. There is 18th century documentary evidence for their existence, and they survive as overgrown earthworks. They are situated at Boat House Spinney, Dunchurch.

Notes about this historic site

1 Three fishponds marked.
2 The ponds are still evident, but only one still contains water (very little), and they are not maintained, the whole area being very overgrown.

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