Probable site of post-medieval decoy pond on Decoy Marsh, South of Glebe Farm (EHER 45966)

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Summary

Fieldname evidence from the Tithe maps suggests that there was a decoy pond here for which no additional evidence has yet been located. A squarish pond is depicted on the Tithe map.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 0276 0507 (367m by 302m)
Civil Parish	BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

DECOY POND? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Description

Fieldname evidence from the Tithe maps suggests that there was a decoy pond here for which no additional evidence has yet been located. It is too far away from Glebe Decoy (EHER 2075) to be associated with it and is located on reclaimed land. The Tithe map shows a squarish pond. <1> Note: The mapped location is the extent of the field named Decoy Marsh.

Sources

<1> SEX65256 Report: O'Connor, T.. 2006. Bradwell-on-Sea: Historic Settlement Assessment.

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