1 Fishponds.
2 Plan.
3 Upstream of the manor (N and NE of the church) is a fine series of fishponds. Along the N side a leet runs beyond a prominent linear ...
Fishponds used for the breeding and storage of fish. The fishponds are associated with the Medieval and/or Post Medieval manors and survive as earthworks. The site is located 100m north of St Giles's Church at Chesterton.
1 The published pond incorporates a moat at its W end.
2 Plan.
3 Site of Medieval moated manor clearly visible in the dip to the NW of the church. Stone foundations ...
A moat, a wide ditch usually surrounding a building. It dates from the Medieval period, and stone foundations for drawbridges are still visible. The site contains fishponds and may be associated with a manor house. It is situated 150m north west of Chesterton church.