Cropmarks of medieval to post-medieval field boundaries, Thorpe Cross (EHER 47285)

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Summary

Cropmarks of former field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs and are also marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey OS mapping, suggesting a medieval or post-medieval origin.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 1997 2214 (608m by 554m)
Civil Parish	THORPE-LE-SOKEN, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval to Late 19th century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

Cropmarks of former field boundaries, marked on 1st edition OS mapping, were mapped for the NMP <1-3>

Sources

<1> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
<2> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
<3> SEX69621 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89/034/163.

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