Monument record TQ 55 SE 207 - Post-medieval mill pond and fish pond, Shipbourne

Mill pond, visible on 1st and 2nd edition OS map. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project.
Preservation:Whole pond clearly visible on current OS/LIDAR
Pond shape:Irregular
Site type: Mill pond
Description: Very large pond close to Fairlawne and a second pond below, with a corn mill marked on the 1st edition map. Also seen on 2nd edition, modern OS and 1m LiDAR, plus aerial photography.
Recorded date: 17/07/2024 (1)

The pond is one of a series of large ponds associated with a corn mill at the site. These features are labelled as 'fish pond' after the mill went out of use, however, they may have originally been used to power the mill. (2, 3)

<1> Kent Downs AONB Unit, 2025, Historic Ponds Project dataset (Digital archive). SKE58454.

<2> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

<3> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.