Moxhull Pool

Description of this historic site

Moxhull Pool, a fishpond used for the breeding and storing of fish, which dates to the Medieval period. It is visible as an earthwork and is situated to the north west of the Belfry Hotel.

Notes about this historic site

1 Marked as a fishpond
2 The site now consists of a long snake-like pond, not dissimilar to the fishpond on reference 1.
3 During construction of the golf course that now occupies the site, the pool was extended along its SE boundary to form a large lake. The remainder was left intact.

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