Post-medieval plantation enclosure at The Warren, Epping Forest (EHER 81447)
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Summary
A post-medieval plantation enclosure is visible as an earthwork on 2023 0.25m Lidar data (commissioned by City of London Corporation). This feature was mapped as part of the 2024-2025 Epping Forest Aerial and Investigation Project carried out by Historic England.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 4341 0083 (101m by 87m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EPPING UPLAND, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
| Civil Parish | WALTHAM ABBEY, EPPING FOREST, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
2024-2025. Epping Forest Aerial Investigation and Mapping Project.
A post-medieval plantation enclosure is visible as an earthwork on 2023 0.25m Lidar data (commissioned by City of London Corporation). The enclosure comprises a sub-circular ditch which delineated an area of previous woodland expansion during the 19th century, first depicted on a series of draft maps created around 1837. The sub-circular area of woodland is also shown on 1880-1882 Ordnance Survey historic mapping protruding from the formalised northern boundary of The Warren plantation. The northern part of the enclosure has since been truncated by the construction of the M25 during the 1980s. This feature was mapped as part of the 2024-2025 Epping Forest Aerial and Investigation Project carried out by Historic England. <1> <2> <3> <4>
Sources
- <1> SEX76669 Digital archive: City of London Corporation. 2023. Epping Forest Lidar Data 0.25m.
- <2> SEX76678 Report: Historic England. 2025. Epping Forest Aerial Investigation and Mapping Project (2025).
- <3> SEX76692 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1882. 6 inch - Middlesex Sheet III. Map. 6 inch.
- <4> SEX76693 Map: Essex Record Office. c.1837. D/DHf P12 - Draft maps and tracings of Copped Hall estate [Waltham Holy Cross]. Map. Paper.