GRID REFERENCE GAZETTEER
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Grid Reference Gazetteer to Essex Place Names
and Localities mentioned in the Flora
By K. J. Adams & J. M. Adams
The gazetteer is intended to be an aid to the finding of place
names on relevant Ordnance Survey sheets rather than an accurate
record of the precise localities for Essex bryophytes. Few of the
locations are known with sufficient accuracy to provide a definite
containing reference for an area smaller than a 10 kilometre
square, but where these are known for certain the 1 kilometre
square reference is placed in parentheses.
Wherever possible references are given at the 1 km sq. level
and are selected to facilitate the finding of place names as printed
on the 1" Ordnance Survey maps, 7 th series. In certain cases,
indicated individually, these can only be found on 21/2" maps or
6" plans. Where names have changed this has been indicated as
far as possible. The modern equivalents of old names for the
Walthamstow area have been listed and can be found in the 'A to
Z' London Atlas & Street Index or on O.S. 6" plans. A separate
section is devoted to 'Epping Forest and surrounding area'; most
of the names referred to can be found on the maps in Brimble's
(1950) book. Certain localities, e.g., 'Kelvedon', 'nr. Chelms-
ford' and 'Southend', etc. are known to include a considerable
area around the town of mention and can only be reliably con-
tained by a 5 or, in some cases, a 10 km sq. reference; such cases
are followed by a small v to indicate their vague definition.
All the km sq. references are shown plotted on a map of
the county (fig. 1) to give some indication of the areas that have
received attention from bryologists over the years. It is apparent
that the south east two-thirds of v.c. 18, the coastal strip, and the
area east of Colchester are very much underworked. Although
there appears to be some correlation between the distribution of
collecting sites and the density of woodland, as might be expected
in such a dry county, there is a distinct scatter on either side of
the main London to Colchester line of communication, with local
clusters around the home towns of bryologists, such as Brocas and
Varenne.
A
Abberton Reservoir, 52/91NE
Aldersbrook, area now largely occu-
pied by houses and City of London
Cemetery, 51/41, 86 and 42, 86
Aldham, 52/91, 25.
Alexandra Waters, Wanstead Flats,
51/41, 86
Allshots Farm, Kelvedon, 52/82, 20.
Alresford. 62/06, 21
Alresford Creek, 62/05, 19 to 08, 19
Ambersbury Banks, see Ep. For.
Ashdon, 52/58, 42
Ashdon church, 52/58, 41
Audley End Pleasure Gardens =
Lord Braybrook's Park, 52/52, 38