Monument record MDR7875 - Possible water meadows, near Brook Farm, Boylestone
Type and Period (1)
- WATER MEADOW ? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An aerial photograph shows a regular pattern of earthworks within a field bounded on one side by a stream and on the other by what was once an open ditch (now piped and backfilled). The pattern of earthworks, together with the presence of an old sluice at the north end of the field, suggests this may be the site of old water meadows. (1)
Farey records the presence of water meadows at Boylestone in 1813, although it is not certain where they were. 'Mr Robert Stone has 22 acres of Meadow, very well made - the Flood-gates, Hatches, Ale etc. cost £2 per acre, besides a large and substantial main Sluice, which cost £45 and is calculated to command 40 acres in all, the whole of which is intended to be watered'. (2)
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Location
Grid reference | SK 17755 35803 (point) |
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Civil Parish | BOYLESTONE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 1 2018 3:37PM