Chance find by R. Wardill, site of windmill at South Ockendon, Thurrock, 1978 - EEX63106

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Grid reference	TQ 6040 8310 (point)
Map sheet	TQ68SW
Unitary Authority	THURROCK, ESSEX

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01 Jan 1978 - 31 Dec 1978

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A Palaeolithic handaxe was found on the surface of the ground in 1978 by Mr R Wardill after the demolition of a windmill at South Ockendon.

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--- SEX1628 Monograph: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. The Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. p. 314.

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