HOME FARM, THORNTON
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Possibly eighteenth century duck decoy and breeding ponds surviving as earthworks
Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
COMPLEX OF PONDS ADJACENT TO R OUSE. FARMER AT HOME FARM SAYS LOWER (W) POND (NOW MOSTLY SILTED) WAS FOR BREEDING DUCKS, & UPPER (E) MOAT-SHAPED POND WAS FOR DECOYING DUCKS. UPPER POND IS STILL FAIRLY WELL-DEFINED & WATER FILLED. LATE C18? SKETCH & FURTHER INFO, CAS CARD. C.20M NW OF HOME FARM (B1).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Possibly eighteenth century duck decoy and breeding ponds surviving as earthworks
Date Listed
n/a