Cropmarks of linear feature, possibly a road or trackway, Dells Farm (EHER 49157)

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Summary

Cropmark of a sinuous linear feature which probably reflects the course of a former road or track are visible on aerial photographs at Dells Farm.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5148 4384 (1418m by 197m)
Civil Parish	GREAT CHESTERFORD, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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Cropmark of a sinuous linear feature which probably reflects the course of a former road or track of an unknown date. The road does not appear on the Ordnance Survey first edition map <1> or on the Chapman and Andre map <2>, but is visible for over 1.4km, occasional gaps along the cropmark are caused by modern roads and field boundaries. <3> <4>

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<1> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
<2> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper.
<3> SEX73664 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2018. EX18/05/114-119.
<4> SEX74923 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2021. EX21/04/012-017.

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