Monument record MCC5747 - Fingringhoe Marsh
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 0216 1745 (333m by 256m) |
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Map sheet | TM01NW |
Civil Parish | LANGENHOE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
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>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEX71806 Unpublished document: Gascoyne, Adrian and Medlycott, Maria. 2014. Essex Historic Grazing Marsh Project. Marsh 45.3.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2020 7:43AM