Possible site of possibly early-mid 19th century decoy pond, 'Southminster Decoy', New Moor Farm (EHER 82125)
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Summary
Now destroyed. A decoy is known at New Moor Farm from an article written in 1943. The actual location of the decoy is not provided, beyond the fact that it was sited at New Moor Farm.
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 9656 0015 (point) Exact location not provided by <1>. Point has been placed on the named farm. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTHMINSTER, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Southminster Decoy was situated on New Moor Farm in the parish of Southminster. Nothing is known of the history of this decoy. Investigations were made in 1897, but no one could be found who remembered it, but a pool was found which may have been the remains of the decoy. <1>
Note: Source <1> does not provide the location of the pool which it suggests to be the remains of the decoy, and as such, this record has been mapped to the location of New Moor Farm. The actual location of the decoy pond therefore remains uncertain.
Sources
- <1> SEX76539 Article in serial: Glegg, W.. 1943. The Duck Decoys of Essex, part 1. Essex Naturalist. XXVII. 191-207. p.203.