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Monument record MKE127361 - Post-medieval pond (?former quarry pit), visible on 2nd edition OS map
Summary
Post-medieval pond possibly formed in a former extractive pit (e.g chalk, clay, gravel), visible on 1st and 2nd edition OS map. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6158 6044 (13m by 32m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ66SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WROTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Former extractive pit (e.g chalk, clay, gravel), 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: Former extractive pit (e.g chalk, clay, gravel)
Description: Teardrop shaped pond seen on 1st and 2nd edition OS. Was filled in after 1946. Geology here is only chalk, so assume this was an extractive pit. Very faint on 1m Lidar.
Recorded date: 27/11/2024(1)
Feature not labelled as a former extractive pit or quarry on the OS maps.
<1> Kent Downs AONB Unit, 2025, Historic Ponds Project dataset (Digital archive). SKE58454.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE58454 Digital archive: Kent Downs AONB Unit. 2025. Historic Ponds Project dataset.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 17 2026 3:46PM