Monument record 984/1/2 - The Great Fish Pond

<1> Thomspon, P, 1980, Frodsham: The Archaeological Potential of a Town, p.6 (Report). SCH1251.

Adjacent to the manor were three fishponds which are shown on the Tithe Map. The Great Fish Pond lay between the Castle and Kiln Field.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 163/2, c.1846 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

This map depicts an asymmetrical D shaped pond with a building adjacent to the north-western corner.

<3> Swallow, R, 2018, What law says that there has to be a castle? The castle landscape of Frodsham, Cheshire, p.134 (Article in Book). SCH9736.

Remains of a former mill site and fishpond.

<4> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 13/01/2025 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

See CHER 984/1/4 for the mill.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ5177, 1873-1874 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts the pond, labelled fish pond. It appears to be an ornamental pond within Castle Park's gardens.

<6> English Heritage, 2001, Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest, GD3508 (Report). SCH2822.

Land drainage measures in the twentieth century on marshes to the north-west of Frodsham have reduced the water table in the area of Castle Park and two ornamental ponds are now (2002) filled in.