A large area of reclaimed marshland along the west side of the Colne Estuary and to the south of Fingringhoe. Manorial records indicate reclamation from the Tudor period. The marsh is enclosed on its seaward side by sea walls of and lengths of borrow dyke of varying age. The inland boundary is generally marked by largely straight drainage ditches. The area includes fields of semi-improved grassland divided by straight drainage ditches, and relict salt marsh with varying vegetation and water filled fleets and creeks that are more sinuous in nature. Extensive areas of stetch cultivation are visible. Evidence for prehistoric/Roman activity is known from discoveries of a number of red hill salt making sites. <1>