Record Details
| MonUID: | MST792 |
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| HER Number: | 00792 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Fishponds, Hyde Lea |
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Summary
Two fishponds which were probably extant by the 13th-14th century, located on the line of Rising Brook at Hyde Lea. Both are now dry, with one overgrown by 'Drumble Copse'. The remains of pond bays also survive.
Monument Type(s):
- FISHPOND (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1485 AD)
Associated Events:
- EST1159 - An archaeological desk-based assessment of the M6 corridor in Staffordshire. (Ref: Report 2)
Full description
Fishpond: Two fishponds, now dry, on line of rising brook. Also the remains of pond bays. One fishpond is now overgrown by a copse. <1>
An inquest of 1372 refers to the manor of Hyde containing a messuage and two fishponds. Depressions to the north-east and east are thought to have contained fishponds. Excavations in the central area indicated a 13th/14th century occupation. <2>
A large fishpond is located immediately north-east of the moat. It is dammed by a large pond bay at its lower end and the outer bank of the moat served to retain the ..?.. Upper end. This pond is now dry. <3>
The bank on the north-east side of the moat, separating it the fishpond, has recently been strengthened with additional material and the part of the moat adjacent to it contained water at the time of investigation. Ploughing has destroyed that bank on the west side of the moat. (SB, 6-Nov-2003) <4>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 43. |
| <2> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 43 (Transactions of the Old Stafford Society' 1952-53 by James Simpson (pages 15-23). |
| <3> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 43 (V.J. Burton - Ordnance Survey Field Insepctor - 1958). |
| <4> | SST390 - Index: Ordnance Survey. See cards. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SJ 92 SW - 43 (D.J.C - Ordnance Survey Field Insepctor - 1974). |
| <5> | SST3958 - Desk Based Assessment Report: John Darlington and David Wilkinson (Stafford Borough Council). 1991. M6 Widening: An Archaeological Assessment (Archaeology Section Report 2). |
Related records
| 00791 | Part of: Moated Site and Fishponds, Hyde Lea (Monument) |
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