Natural landmarks · West Midlands
Minster Pool
Minster Pool — lake in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lichfield City · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Minster Pool is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.6843°, -1.8300°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Stowe Pool and Walk Mill Clay Pit SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Minster Pool is a reservoir located between Bird Street and Dam Street in the heart of the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. The pool lies directly south of Lichfield Cathedral and historically has been important to the defence of the Cathedral Close. The pool was originally formed in the 11th century when a boggy stream was dammed at its eastern end to drive a mill on Dam Street. The pool was used as a mill pond and fishery until 1856 when the mill was demolished; it has since been retained for public amenity.
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Background
History
It was originally thought that Minster Pool was created in 1310 when, under the orders of Bishop Langton, causeways were built on Bird Street and Dam Street to connect the Cathedral close to the town. However, after dredging works in the 19th century engineers discovered strata of red and white sandstone, which may indicate that the pool formed in the cavity created from quarrying of the sandstone to build the Norman Cathedral in around 1085. According to the Domesday Book, the Bishop had two mills in 1086, one of these is likely to have been on Dam Street and would have involved construction of the dam which would have formed Minster Pool. In 1310 Bishop Langton built a causeway on Bird…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6843, -1.8300
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Lichfield
- Parish
- Lichfield
- Postcode
- WS13 7LD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lichfield
- Nearest railway station
- Lichfield City — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.speakerscornertrust.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q6869499 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Minster Pool (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Minster Pool.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Minster Pool?
- Minster Pool is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WS13 7LD), in the parish of Lichfield.
- Is Minster Pool a protected site?
- Yes — Minster Pool is part of the Stowe Pool and Walk Mill Clay Pit SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Minster Pool free to visit?
- Yes, Minster Pool is free to enter.
- How do I get to Minster Pool?
- The nearest railway station is Lichfield City, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WS13 7LD.