UPHALL, NEAR BARKING, ESSEX. 133
known of these earth-works, although he wrote of, amongst other
Essex remains, the antiquities at Leyton, the Roman pavement dis-
covered at Wanstead Park, and the Alate Temple of the Druids on
Navestock Common ; the latter visited by him in 1725, and again in
1749, whilst on a visit to Smart Lethieullier, of Aldersbrook, within
a mile, and even in sight of the Uphall Mound.
No mention occurs either in his "Diaries and Letters," published
by the Surtees Society, 1883; nor in "Magna Britannia," by Cox,
1720; Salmon's "History of Essex," 1740;2 "Britannia Romana,"
by Horsley, 1732; nor in any early editions of Camden's "Britannia";
Grose's "Antiquities of England and Wales," 1773; "The Anti-
quarian Repertory," by Grose and Astle, 1809; nor are they shown
on the large Map of Essex, by Chapman and Andre, 1777.
The Camp is, however, mentioned in "A new and Complete
History of Essex, by a Gentleman" (P. Muilman), 1771; vol. iv., p.
271, evidently copied from Morant.
Again in the additions by Richard Gough, F.S.A. and F.R.S.
1789, to Camden's "Britannia," where at p. 51, speaking of the
ancient entrenchments at Barking, he adds : "Whence the latter town
undoubtedly had its name Berg-ing q. d. the Fortification in the
Meadows. The north side of it is pretty entire—the side parallel with
the road has been ploughed down."
The next reference is in "The Environs of London," by Rev.
S. Lysons, 1796, vol. iv., p. 57, where he gives the following account,
quoting from a MSS. History of Barking, written by Smart Lethi-
eullier, of Aldersbrook, in Little Ilford, about 1750."'
" In the fields adjoining to a farm called Uphall, about a quarter
of a mile to the north of Barking-Town, is a very remarkable ancient
entrenchment: its form is not regular, but tending to a square; the
circumference is 1792 yards (i.e. one mile and 32 yards), enclosing
an area of forty-eight acres, one rood, and thirty-four perches. On
the north, east, and south sides it is single trenched; on the north
and east sides the ground is dry and level (being arable land), and
the trench, from frequent ploughing, almost filled up; on the south
side is a deep morass; on the west side, which runs parallel with
2 He mentions that "the Rothing hitherto navigable but to Barking is lately made so to
Ilford Bridge."
3 This MSS. History, from which Lysons quoted so freely, so far as the scope of his work
extended, was at that time in the possession of Edward (afterwards Sir E.) Hulse, who had
married Mr. S. Lethieullier's niece, Mary, the only daughter of his late brother Charles, who
inherited her uncle's estates at Aldersbrook and elsewhere. This MSS. and others were subse-
quently removed to Breamore House, near Salisbury, the seat of the Hulse family, and were all
unfortunately destroyed in the fire which occurred at that mansion in 1856, From this source,
through Lyson's, we possess information of places in the Hundred of Becontree which is of the
utmost value and interest. The remainder is now entirely lost.