Heppell, E. M. (2004). Wallasea Island;. Essex Archaeol Hist 35 (third series). Vol 35, pp. 98-113.
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Wallasea Island; | |||||||||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
the history and archaeology of a marshland landscape | |||||||||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Essex Archaeol Hist 35 (third series) | |||||||||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Essex Archaeology & History | |||||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
35 | |||||||||||
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98 - 113 | |||||||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Archaeological and historical study of Wallasea Island, part of the Essex Archipelago at the confluence of the Rivers Crouch and Roach. The island was the site of `red hills' during the Roman period, and subsequently became important for sheep grazing, divided between five mainland parishes. The island was probably embanked in the thirteenth or fourteenth century and would have comprised a series of small embanked islets. Traces of the fleets and embankments which this landscape was made up of are identifiable on historic map sources. Agricultural changes in later centuries led to the development of a mixed economy but the landscape remained relatively unchanged. At its most flourishing in the mid-nineteenth century, the island supported thirteen farms, but this number gradually decreased in the latter part of the century as a result of the agricultural depression. Flooding has been a constant problem on Wallasea; there were inundations in 1736 and 1897, but the most catastrophic were the 1953 floods which left much of the island underwater. After this, many of the farmhouses were pulled down and areas levelled. Re-drainage work in the 1950s and 1970s led to the island being entirely levelled and few traces remain of the medieval marshland landscape. | |||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2004 | |||||||||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
20 Nov 2006 |
