{"id":2967,"date":"2023-03-08T18:45:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T18:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foresttown-net.stackstaging.com\/?page_id=2967"},"modified":"2026-07-10T11:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:40:24","slug":"history-of-spa-ponds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foresttown.net\/index.php\/spa-ponds\/history-of-spa-ponds\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Spa Ponds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The History of Spa Ponds, a ten-part tale curated and narrated by Josh Dowen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The origin of the springs at Spa Ponds<\/a> (Pre-history) [Facebook post<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Domesday manors of Mansfield and Clipstone<\/a> (1066-1102) [Facebook post<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The King’s creation of Clipstone Park<\/a> (1176-1180) [Facebook post<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The people and the Peel<\/a> (1316-1328) [Facebook post 1<\/a>] [Facebook post 2<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The desolation of Clipstone Park<\/a> (1642-1660) [Facebook post<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The Grate Harakan and the steel waters<\/a> (1714-1748) [Facebook post 1<\/a>] [Facebook post 2<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Flood Dykes, enclosure, and first maps showing the ponds<\/a> (1819-1850) [Facebook post<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Childhood memories<\/a> (1940s-1970s) [Facebook post<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Pond reconstruction after subsidence<\/a> (1983-1984) [Facebook post<\/a>]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. FTNCG and the purchase of Spa Ponds<\/a> (2011-2017) [Facebook post<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n