Probable site of late 19th century or earlier decoy pond, 'Jacques Hall Decoy', east of Bluehouse Farm (EHER 82223)

Now destroyed. The probable site of a decoy pond, of which 'little trace' was said to remain when recorded in 1886. The 1st edition OS map depicts a wood by the name 'Decoy Wood' which gives weight to the interpretation of the feature at this location.

Jacques Hall Decoy was three-quarters of a mile south of EHER 82222, one mile south-east from Bradfield, 300 paces east of Bluehouse Farm, the same distance north of Kingswood, three-quarters of a mile north of Wicks, a mile south of the River Stour, and in the parish of Wix. Little trace of it remained in 1886, and although then it had been worked in present memory nothing of its history was known. <1> The probable location of the decoy pond is indicated by the label 'Decoy Wood' on the 1st edition OS map. <2> Note: The true location of this decoy pond is not known and the mapped location has been chosen as it is a reflection of the location described by source <1> and is the location labelled as 'Decoy Wood' by source <2>. The relationship of the feature with Jacques Hall (EHER 82196) is not known.