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Settlement site at Ash Tree Corner is a prehistoric settlement located in Essex, England. The site is designated as a monument of archaeological significance and is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under reference 1002140. Little detailed information about the specific physical remains or their precise chronology has been widely published in accessible archaeological literature, though the designation indicates the presence of settlement evidence from the prehistoric period worthy of statutory protection. The site represents one of many prehistoric occupation sites across Essex that contribute to understanding ancient patterns of human settlement and land use in the region.
Settlement site at Ash Tree Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002140. View the official record →
Settlement site at Ash Tree Corner is a prehistoric settlement located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002140.
Settlement site at Ash Tree Corner 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 1002140.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pleshey Castle and town enclosure (4.4 km), The College (4.5 km), Roman villa 200m east of Howletts (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Settlement site at Ash Tree Corner'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.
Settlement site at Ash Tree Corner stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.