Monument record BNT 018 - The Decoy
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Summary
`This was a Dunbird or Pochard pond, as well as possessing three decoy pipes, and was ruined when the Great Eastern Railway cut right through its immediate vicinity.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 11086 33364 (243m by 179m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM13SW |
| Civil Parish | BRANTHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
`This was a Dunbird or Pochard pond, as well as possessing three decoy pipes, and was ruined when the Great Eastern Railway cut right through its immediate vicinity. It is still a topic of conversation near Manningtree, amongst the old fowlers, of how on one occasion 80 dozen dunbirds were once taken at the Brantham pond at one rise of the net' (S1)(R1).
Shown on OS map, 1838.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 24 2018 3:07PM