Probably prehistoric palaeochannel, Boreham Feeder Station (EHER 83260)

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Summary

Trial trenching in 2016 recorded alluvial deposits of a probable palaeochannel.

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Grid reference	TL 7466 1001 (point)
Civil Parish	BOREHAM, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

PALAEOCHANNEL (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

Description

June 2016. Trial trenching. Undated, but possibly prehistoric, alluvial layers were recorded in, and restricted to, Trench 1. and probably represent the alluvial fills of a palaeochannel or a former course of the Boreham Brook. <1>

Sources

<1> SEX74063 Evaluation Report: Stocks-Morgan, H.. 2016. Archaeological Evaluation at the Boreham Feeder Station, Chelmsford, Essex.

Related Events (1)

Archaeological Intervention: Trial trenching by Oxford Archaeology East at Boreham Feeder Station, Chelmsford, 2016 (Ref: SPRS16) (EEX59591)

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