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Monument record MKE126638 - Former extractive pit (e.g chalk, clay, gravel), Wye with Hinxhill, Ashford (visible on the Heritage Tithe Map and 1st and 2nd edition OS maps)

Summary

Former extractive pit (e.g chalk, clay, gravel), visible on the Heritage Tithe Map and 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project.

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Grid reference	Centred TR 0729 4756 (19m by 16m)
Map sheet	TR04NE
County	KENT
District	ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT

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Full Description

Former extractive pit (e.g chalk, clay, gravel), visible on the Heritage Tithe Map and 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project.
Preservation:Whole pond clearly visible on current OS/LIDAR
Pond shape:Rectangular
Site type: Former extractive pit (e.g chalk, clay, gravel)
Description: rectangular pond shown as gravel pit on 1st edition OS
Recorded date: 12/08/2024(1)

The feature is recorded as 'gravel pit' on the 1st edition OS map. (2)

<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.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SKE58454 Digital archive: Kent Downs AONB Unit. 2025. Historic Ponds Project dataset.
<2> SKE30964 Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.