Many small meres and ponds are scattered across the farmland. Two large lakes, called meres, were formed alongside the castle by damming a local stream. The remaining wastes were added to farm land and the meres, fluctuating lakes, disappeared. As the canal approaches Ellesmere, it passes a series of meres. Oxfordian writers have found ciphers in the writings of Francis Meres. The purchaser was Sir Thomas Meres, the main mortgage-holder. He has cooperated with the band Active Member on the album "Meres Thavmasies, Paraxenes Meres". It is uncertain exactly when the meres were first built. Indoor amenities for children include a swimming pool at the Meres Leisure Centre. Sir Thomas Meres, politician was educated at the grammar school. Callan turns the tables by leaving Meres unconscious in his place. Its secretary and treasurer was John Meres, clerk to the Society of Apothecaries in London. Two artificial meres were built around the castle, which was expanded in fashionable brick. The meres are Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Ramsar sites. Francis Meres includes Dekker in his list of notable playwrights in 1598.