Late 19th century oyster beds, South of White House, North bank of River Crouch (EHER 16111)

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Summary

Two isolated oyster beds which appear on the OS 2nd ed 6" series.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 9336 9563 (50m by 11m)
Civil Parish	BURNHAM-ON-CROUCH, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

OYSTER BEDS (Late 19th century to Modern - 1876 AD (between) to 2050 AD (throughout))

Description

Two isolated oyster beds which appear on the OS 2nd ed 6" series. <1>- <3> April 2025. Google Earth imagery. One of the two oyster beds is still extant but much degraded from its original shape. <4>

Sources

<1> SEX41922 Aerial Photograph: RAF. unknown. V540-RAF-1076-0034.
<2> SEX54044 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS 2nd Edition 6 inch map. 1;10,560.
<3> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000. TQ99NW.
<4> SEX68000 Aerial Photograph: Google. Google Earth Online Resource.

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Old SMR Number: TQ99NW

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