Monument record MDO6388 - Deer park ponds, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

A chain of three deer park ponds, now largely dry, formed by damming a small stream which flows south. The ponds cannot be dated, but they appear to be integrated structurally with the Medieval deer park.

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(Centred SU 052105) Deer Park Ponds (NAT). <1> Deer Park Ponds are a small chain of three ponds, within the medieval deer park of St Giles (SU 10 SE 4). Now largely dry, they were formed by damming a small stream. Although undated they appear to be integrated structurally with the park, the park bank aligned on the lowest and largest of the pond dams. <2, 4>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <2>XY Article in serial: Cantor, L M and Wilson, J D. 1968. The Medieval Deer-Parks of Dorset VIII; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 246-8. [Mapped feature: #256951 ]
  • <3> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1969. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1968. 90. 247-248.
  • <4> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 100 No 35.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213751.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SU 0519 1056 (73m by 312m)
Map sheet SU01SE
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 138
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 SE 72
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213751
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 138

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Nov 8 2022 12:43PM

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