Tyler's Shaw, Boyles Court, Upminster (EHER 45540)
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Summary
It is unclear whether this area of woodland has an ancient origin.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 574 910 (209m by 619m) |
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Type and Period
Description
Long narrow wood covering 1.73ha. Documentary evidence is lacking before 1841. Rackham comments that 'although wood has few characteristics of ancient wood, it preserves an Anglo-Saxon wood name'. The 1841 tithe map depicts two separate areas of small woodland titled 'Wood' to the north and 'Shaw' to the south. The first two editions of OS maps show a 'Frenchfield Shaw' of irregular shape. By 1915 this shaw is shown with its present shape and name.<1>
Sources
- <1> SEX64272 Report: Hay, E.. 1995. Report on Essex County Council Woodlands: Country Parks and Access Woodlands.