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HER Number MWB3794
Record Type Monument
Name Pond at New Mill, Inkpen

Grid Reference SU 379 646
Map Sheet SU36SE
Parish Kintbury, West Berkshire
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Summary

Large artificial possible fishpond or mill pond probably of 19th century date, with earthwork bank to the northeast

Other Statuses and Cross-References

  • Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01888.00.000

Monument Type(s):

  • FISHPOND? (Late 19th century - 1880 AD to 1880 AD)
  • MILL POND? (Late 19th century - 1880 AD to 1880 AD)

Full Description

A single pond is shown on the First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping <1> where a bank has been constructed across a small stream running northeast from Inkpen Common. A house adjacent to the bank was named 'The Willows' on historic OS maps through the early 20th century, but called 'New Mill' subsequently. The pond is marked as a fishpond on the 3rd Epoch OS <2>. No pond is shown on this stretch of the stream on Rocque's 18th century map <3> or on the Ordnance Survey Drawing of 1817 <4>. Major includes New Mill, Inkpen in his gazetteer of Berkshire water mills, noting that the mill had 'Gone' but a 'large mill pond and fine house remain' <5>. The pond appears to have been used as part of the designed landscape in the 20th century.

The name of the watercourse in the 21st century is Peartree Bottom stream.

Sources and further reading

<01>Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked but not named, next to 'The Willows'. [Map / SWB14341]
<02>Landmark. 1912-24. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 3, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 25 inches to a mile. Marked 'Fishpond'. [Map / SWB14456]
<03>Rocque, J. 1761. Rocque's Map of Berkshire. 1:35,000 (approx). Not marked. [Map / SWB7242]
https://www.rct.uk/collection/700042/rocques-map-of-berkshire (Accessed 09/02/2021)
<04>Ordnance Survey. 1817. Ordnance Survey Drawing of Hungerford; BL OSD 78,7. Two inch to the mile. Not shown. [Map / SWB147234]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ordnance_Survey_Drawings_-_Hampshire_(OSD_78).jpg (Accessed on 20/06/2022)

Related Monuments

MWB6244Deerbourne, Inkpen (formerly The Willows and then New Mill) (Monument)

Associated Excavations and Fieldwork

  • None recorded

    • Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.