1 A large negative (ie ditched) feature SE of Flax Close would seem likely to be a fishpond, possibly the fishery mentioned in 1305.
A probable Medieval fishpond, used for the breeding and storage of fish. It is still visible as an earthwork, and is situated northwest of the cricket ground at Long Itchington.
Joseph Ashby of Tysoe wrote about rural life in a series of articles called ‘Through Warwickshire Villages’ in the Warwick Advertiser during the 1890s; the following are extracts from one of ...