Minster Pool
| Minster Pool | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°41′03″N 1°49′48″W / 52.684293°N 1.829972°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Leamonsley Brook, Trunkfield Brook |
| Primary outflows | Leamonsley Brook, Trunkfield Brook to Stowe Pool |
| Built | 11th Century |
| Max. length | 220 metres (720 ft) |
| Max. width | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Surface area | 8,700 square metres (2.1 acres) |
| Average depth | 3.2 metres (10 ft) |
| Water volume | 28,000 cubic metres (23 acre⋅ft; 6.2×106 imp gal) |
| Shore length1 | 520 metres (1,710 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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.