Monument record 347/2/4 - Possible Eel Traps at Little Mere

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Summary

Brick channels and ponds which were reputedly constructed as eel traps.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Chris Burnett Associates, 2012, Combermere Abbey, Parkland Plan: Final Parkland Plan, p.22 no.65 (Unpublished Report). SCH6895.

A series of brick built channels and circular holding ponds connected (anecdotal evidence supplied), with the trapping and selling of eels. The structures occur at the mouth of the pool at the western end of the pool which itself was constructed in the early nineteenth century.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished Report: Chris Burnett Associates. 2012. Combermere Abbey, Parkland Plan: Final Parkland Plan. R3369. p.22 no.65.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 598 443 (37m by 12m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ54SE
Civil Parish DODCOTT CUM WILKESLEY, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County DODCOTT CUM WILKESLEY, ACTON, CHESHIRE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Dec 3 2024 8:53AM