Medieval to post medieval decoy pond, 'Horsey Island Decoy', Horsey Island (EHER 17229)
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Summary
A duck decoy pond which is approximately rectangular, and has one arm in the north-east corner and a second possibly in the south-east. The arms survive as cropmarks.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2349 2438 (109m by 112m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORPE-LE-SOKEN, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Duck decoy pond approximately rectangular, one arm in the north-east corner and a second possibly in the south-east. It is depicted on the OS 1st edition map (Sheet 30) as a rectangular pond with no arms. <1> <2>
See aerial photographs <3> <4> <5>.
Horsey Island Decoy is in the south-east of Horsey Island between the Wade and Stand Creek, close to Walton Creek. It is in Kirby-le-Soken parish. It was last worked by a man named
Abraham Annis about 1840, when it was thrown out of use owing to the difficulty of supplying it with fresh water. On the 25-inch Ordnance Map it was called 'New Decoy Pond'. <6>
Sources
- <1> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TM22SW.
- <2> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560. Sheet 30.
- <3> SEX53776 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1955. F21.58/RAF/1672/222.
- <4> SEX52995 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1673-3178.
- <5> SEX67043 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. F21.58/RAF/1262/18.
- <6> SEX77052 Article in serial: Glegg, W.. 1943-1944. The Duck Decoys of Essex, part 2. Essex Naturalist. XXVII. 211-225. p.222.