Elmstead Market to Clacton Water Main (EHER 46611)
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Summary
Two sites were identified on the route one medieval and the other Roman.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0908 2142 (5623m by 6436m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELMSTEAD, TENDRING, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | FRATING, TENDRING, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | GREAT BENTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | THORRINGTON, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
The pipeline was visited in November 1991.
From Elmstead Market to the junction at Station Road and Great Bentley Road, near Frating Cross, most of the pipe was already laid, and most of the subsoil had been obscured. Some of the stripped areas South of Frating Cross had been driven over, and much of the subsoil surface was obscured by a thin layer of silt after heavy rain. Topsoil stripping was still in progress at the pipelines southern end.
Two sites were identified. One an occupation site of the medieval period, site centred on TM103201, (see EHER 17708) and the other Roman in date (see EHER 17707) with the Roman site centred on TM10501966. <1>
Sources
- <1> SEX60219 Excavation Report: Wallis, S.. 1991. The archaeology of the Elmstead Market to Clacton Water Main..