Monument record MWX574 - Monks Pond, East Holme

A weed-covered ornamental pond with an island in the centre with a summer water level of 0.5m above the bottom. It has been affirmed that this pond was definitely the fish-pond of Holme Priory though it has probably been recut to its ornamental character. <2>

Monks Pond was dug in about 1870 for ornamental purposes. There was a pond nearby which may have been there in pre-Reformation days but this was filled in circa 1930. <3>

Monks Pond described in Hutchins as an old fish-pond is probably the fish-pond mentioned in an inquisition of 1281. <4>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1930 (Map). SWX1540.

Monks Pond (NR)

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 02-AUG-52 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Bond, M, 1964, Letter, M Bond, 8 June 1964 (Unpublished document). SWX2585.

<4> Mills, A D, 1977, English Place-Name Society : the survey of English place-names [county volumes] Dorset, p83 (Monograph). SWX2586.

<4.1> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1863, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2, 554 (Monograph). SWX1269.

<4.2> Page, W (ed), 1908, The Victoria History of the County of Dorset 2, 80 (Monograph). SWX1805.

<5> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East) (Unpublished document). SDO17434.

<6> Historic England, Historic England Archive, F52/43/4 (Index). SDO14738.

VIEW OF POND LOOKING TOWARDS NORTH-EAST END. PROBABLE FORMER FISHPOND MENTIONED IN 1281 - RE-CUT IN 1870 FOR ORNAMENTAL PURPOSES. POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH HOLME PRIORY

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OS52/F43/4 (Index). SDO14738.

MONK'S POND - FORMER FISHPOND MENTIONED.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455228 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 2 2024 2:35PM