| HER Number (PRN): | 08520 |
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| Name: | Hunting lodge and possible fishpond, Tong Deer Park |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- FISHPOND? (Medieval to 17th century - 1066 AD to 1699 AD)
- HUNTING LODGE (Medieval to 17th century - 1066 AD to 1699 AD)
Summary
This site represents: a possible fishpond of medieval to 17th century date, a hunting lodge of medieval to 17th century date.
| Parish: | Tong, Bridgnorth, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ80NW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 8105 0676 |
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Related records
| 01848 | Part of: Tong Deer Park (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
A 1739 map of Tong and Tong Norton [<1>] shows a field within the former deer park called Old Lodge Close. There are two features within this field which could represent the site of the implied former hunting lodge. Firstly, a small square enclosure (approximately 50m square) is shown immediately north east of and protruding south into the area occupied by the Home Farm (i.e. Tong Park Farm). It does not conform to the pattern of field enclosures shown on the map and could be the site of a lodge, perhaps recently succeeded by the farmhouse (which is dated 1736 - see PRN 17658). ->
-> The second curious feature in the field is a subrectangular enclosure some 170m east of the square one. Whilst this could also be the site of the former lodge, it contains a smaller rectangular feature in the centre which resembles a pond, perhaps a fishpond. ->
-> Neither feature appears on Foxall's field name map of the parish [<3>], which was based on an 1855 survey. <2>
Sources
| [01] | SSA6333 - Map: Anon. 1739. Map of Tong and Tong Norton. |
| [02] | SSA20725 - HER comment: Gathercole E Clare. 1999/ 2002. Comments by SMR compiler in SMR database. 25/10/2004. |
| [03] | SSA22068 - Map: Foxall H D G. Tong Parish 1855: based on a survey of the Tong Castle Estate. Foxall map transcripts. Tong. |
| Date Last Edited: | May 2 2023 12:18PM |
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