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Description: | SITE OF DOWSBY DECOY. DOWSBY HAD A FAMOUS DECOY LONG SINCE DESTROYED. IT BELONGED TO THE REV. THOMAS FOSTER, OF RYHALL AND FROM OCTOBER 1st 1765 TO APRIL 1st 1766, 13,180 DUCKS WERE TAKEN. {1}
IN THE AREA OF OLD DECOY FARM, MARKED ON OS MAPS AT TF130297. {2}{3}
'OLD DOWSBY DECOY' IS MARKED ON THE FIRST EDITION 1inch OS MAP. {4} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1540 - 1900 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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