Monument record 0281500000 - HOME FARM, THORNTON

Summary

Possibly eighteenth century duck decoy and breeding ponds surviving as earthworks

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Post-medieval decoy ponds at Home Farm, Thornton (DBC9389)

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Type and Period (1)

  • DECOY POND (18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
COMPLEX OF PONDS ADJACENT TO R OUSE. FARMER AT HOME FARM SAYS LOWER (W) POND (NOW MOSTLY SILTED) WAS FOR BREEDING DUCKS, & UPPER (E) MOAT-SHAPED POND WAS FOR DECOYING DUCKS. UPPER POND IS STILL FAIRLY WELL-DEFINED & WATER FILLED. LATE C18? SKETCH & FURTHER INFO, CAS CARD. C.20M NW OF HOME FARM (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC514 Verbal communication: Andrew Pike (BCM). 1977. PERS COMM FOLLOWING FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference SP 74850 36040 (point)
Civil Parish THORNTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC17986)

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Jan 4 2018 1:48PM

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