Cropmarks of undated enclosures, Writtle Park Farm (EHER 48297)

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Cropmarks of two or three curvilinear enclosures are visible on aerial photographs at Writtle Park Farm. One of these is only partially visible as it is cut by woodland. The first edition Ordnance Survey mapping shows that the area where the enclosures are located were covered with woodland, so the features maybe associated with this woodland.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 6558 0342 (535m by 334m)
Civil Parish	HIGHWOOD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

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Cropmarks of two to three curvilinear enclosures, one of which is only partially visible as it is cut by woodland. The first edition Ordnance Survey mapping shows that the area where the enclosures are located were covered with woodland, so the features maybe associated with this woodland. <1-3>

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<1> SEX71516 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2013. EX13/05/001-011.
<2> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
<3> SEX76306 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2024. EX24/08/005-007.

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