Monument record TQ 45 NE 244 - Mill pond, Brasted

Mill pond, visible on the Heritage Tithe Maps and the 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 mill pond associated with Brasted Mill - a corn mill. Seen on 1st and 2nd edition OS but disappears in modern times to just a tributory of the Darent. Seen on 1m LiDAR.
Recorded date: 13/01/2025 (1)

The pond may have been associated with Brasted corn mill (TQ 45 NE 243) to the east 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.