Fishponds at Broom Hall
Description of this historic site
Medieval/Post Medieval fishponds used for the breeding and storage of fish. They are marked on an Ordnance Suvey map of 1926, and are still visible as earthworks. They are situated 400m southwest of Kingswood Junction.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Fish Ponds marked.
2 Remains of fishponds.
3 To the NW of the house are three Medieval fishponds in series. In length they are 36m, 26m and 50m respectively and they average 14m in width. All are waterfilled and in fair condition.
4 Photographed in 1980.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
In addition to the recorded fishponds there is a deep excavation running in line with section of Dicks Lane just after Broome Hall and where it meets Harborough banks, which is intriguing.
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