Chance find by un-named shepherd boy, on land in the neighbourhood of Pleshey, Chelmsford, in or prior to 1906 - EEX63651

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Grid reference	TL 6650 1449 (point)
Map sheet	TL61SE
Civil Parish	PLESHEY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

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Date

30 Nov 1906 - 30 Nov 2026 pre

Description

A partly polished Neolithic flint axe found prior to November 1906 by a shepherd boy on land in the neighbourhood of Pleshy.

Sources

--- SEX13544 Serial: Essex Field Club. 1901. Essex Naturalist, Volume 15. 15. p 18.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

EHER 1147 Neolithic flint axe, Near Pleshey (Find Spot)

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