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I do not have reliable established scholarly information specific to the earthwork at Brinkley Grove in Essex (NHLE 1002137) that would allow me to write with the precision and factual accuracy your brief requires. Rather than provide potentially inaccurate details about its dating, physical characteristics, or historical significance, I should note that the most reliable information about this monument would be found in the official National Heritage List for England entry itself, Essex County Council's historic environment records, or specialist archaeological reports on Essex earthworks. If you have access to these primary sources or can provide specific documented details about the site's period and character, I would be better positioned to write an accurate description.
Earthwork in Brinkley Grove is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002137. View the official record →
I do not have reliable established scholarly information specific to the earthwork at Brinkley Grove in Essex (NHLE 1002137) that would allow me to write with the precision and factual accuracy your brief requires. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002137.
Earthwork in Brinkley Grove is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (5.6 km), Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (6.1 km), Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork in Brinkley Grove's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Earthwork in Brinkley Grove stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.