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Monument record TR 15 SE 427 - ?Duck pond, Bishopsbourne, Canterbury

Summary

Possible duck pond, visible on the 1st and 2nd edition map only. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project. The pond is not labelled on the OS maps, therefore its status as a "duck pond" is uncertain.

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Grid reference	Centred TR 1695 5093 (23m by 11m)
Map sheet	TR15SE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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DUCK POND? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1862 AD to 1923 AD)

Full Description

Possible duck pond, visible on the 1st and 2nd edition map only. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project.
Preservation:Pond now faintly visible on current OS/LIDAR
Pond shape:Kidney/half-moon
Site type: Duck pond
Description: Langham Park Lodge. Appears to have been a farmyard pond, across the road from the main farm, on residential property. Recently scrubbed up but possibly recoverable. There is a boat at the side.
Recorded date: 30/09/2024 (1)

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

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