Category: Pond History

The information on this page was first collated in 2011 when the most recent aerial photography dated from the start of...

The position of the gravel pit as marked on the 1868/71 Ordnance Survey maps. Tracks shown on the maps are marked...

By 1897/98 westward and southward extensions to the gravel pit are marked as stoney ground with only the centre section shown...

By 1909/1910 the main gravel pit has extended slightly further south and none of it is shown as over-grown. Maps from...

This aerial photo was taken in December 1946. The dots show the outline of the present Setley Pond when it is...

By the 1960’s the gravel pit has significant westward and southward extensions compared to the pre WW2 maps and, for the...

In 1970/72 the pond is shown at its present day extent but the gravel pit is no longer marked on the...

By 1972 the present day layout of the car park areas is shown. Only the area of the pond north of...

In 2016 the most recent Ordnance Survey mapping shows a full pond with the heathland area north of the main car...