Listed Building record TQ 55 NW 300 - OTFORD POND

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
OTFORD OTFORD 5280 The Green Otford Pond TQ 5259 21/754 II GV 2. Circular structure of uncertain date, partly of random rubble, partly of brick. Ground banked up around the outside. An important feature in the village centre. All the buildings in The Green form a group
Listing NGR: TQ5277359259 (1)

Pond, visible on the Heritage Tithe Map, and the 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: Circular/oval
Site type: Duck pond
Description: Duck pond in the centre of Otford village. Seen from 1st edition OS. This is the only Listed pond in the country - although it's the walls which are, not the water. It was spring fed and the only source of water for the village up until 1887 when standpipes were introduced and mains water in 1920s.
Recorded date: 2025-11-03 (2)

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Kent Downs AONB Unit, 2025, Historic Ponds Project dataset (Digital archive). SKE58454.