Barling Marsh (EHER 48423)
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Summary
A small area of unimproved grassland located on the southern side of the Roach estuary.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 9056 8994 (280m by 285m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARLING MAGNA, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
2014. Historic Grazing Marsh Project.
Historic environment character:
The marsh was reclaimed by the time of the Chapman and Andre map of 1777 <1>. The sea wall depicted on the 1st edition OS map survives, as does a semi-circular creek <2>. Two small linked areas of unimproved grazing marsh, with some tree growth on the southern block. The drainage ditches are mostly sinuous with one central straight ditch across the southern portion of the marsh. The saltings to the north shown on the 1st edition map are still extant. In the southern triangle there are records of a mound (EHER 11204), with Roman coins associated. The mound has been tentatively identified as a ‘Dutch cottage’ mound, but the evidence for this attribution is not clear, and given the presence of Roman coins (EHER 11205) it may actually be a red hill/saltern mound. The 1st edition OS map shows a possible sluice gate on the semi-circular creek, perhaps allowing it to function as a duck decoy pond.
See <3>
Sources
- <1> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper.
- <2> SEX43340 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1861-1876. Ordnance Survey 25 inch (1st edition). 25".
- <3> SEX71806 Bibliographic reference: Gascoyne, A. and Medlycott, M.. 2014. Essex Historic Grazing Marsh Project. Marsh 17.2.