Kew Pond
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Kew Pond
1327 - The fishery at ‘Kaiho-juxta-Braynford’ - which may the origin of Kew Pond - first appears in the accounts of St Swithin’s Priory at Winchester
1530 - King Henry VIII’s barge moors in the creek leading from the River Thames to Kew Pond
1771 - Kew Pond is clearly shown on the map of the (royal) Richmond Manor Survey, now in use as the village pond
c.1908 - The sides and ramp of Kew Pond are concreted and railings erected all round
1934 - The bottom of Kew Pond is concreted
1969 - Kew Pond is registered as common land under the Commons Registration Act 1965
1982 - Local volunteers take over regular filling of Kew Pond from Richmond Council so that constant water level can be maintained
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for this page Bolton 1, 64-68
Contributors to this page IB (RLHS)
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