Monument record TQ 85 NW 352 - Mill pond, Thurnham

Mill pond, visible on 1st and 2nd edition OS map. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project.
Preservation:Pond on historic maps but not visible on current OS (ghost pond)
Pond shape:Irregular
Site type: Mill pond
Description: Large irregular pond once part of Aldington Mill. Seen on 1st and 2nd edition OS, modern OS the pond has been redesigned and shrunk down to 300m2. Seen on 1m Lidar in its modern guise.
Recorded date: 04/11/2024 (1)

The pond may have been associated with a medieval mill (TQ 85 NW 351) known to have existed to the north of the site. (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.