Fishery Meare Pool
meare fish house
in domesday book of 1086 village of meare recorded supporting 10 fishermen , 3 fisheries paying 20 pence . @ time of dissolution in 1540, meare pool said contain great abundance of pike, tench, roach , eels. in 1638 owned william freake, described lately fish pool .
in 14th century fish house built @ meare chief fisherman of abbot of glastonbury used salting , preparing fish. surviving monastic fishery building in england. importance of industry illustrated series of acrimonious disputes between glastonbury , dean , chapter of wells cathedral. abbey required fish on fridays, fast days , during lent. many 5000 eels landed in typical year.
there 3 fishponds have allowed fish have been bred or stored.
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