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Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 06 September 2023  Page Views: 3140

Multi-periodSite Name: Springfield Lyons Enclosure
Country: England County: Essex Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Chelmsford  Nearest Village: Springfield
Map Ref: TL735081
Latitude: 51.744737N  Longitude: 0.511736E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Springfield Lyons Enclosure
Springfield Lyons Enclosure submitted by Dodomad : There is a Bronze Age circular enclosure tucked away in a residential area in Chelmsford called Springfield Lyons Site. Appropriately, it was likely a place where people once lived 2,800 years ago. Photo credit Kate Burton (@ariadnemaze on Twitter) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Tucked out of sight behind a modern retail park in Chelmsford lies the site of a Bronze Age enclosure and settlement. People walk past the entrance every day without realising the significance of the area.

The Chelmer Village area was originally known as Springfield Lyons.

A special corner of prehistoric Chelmsford, when swords were forged, strange rituals were carried out and the land was used as a cemetery. The Bronze Age enclosure is very well preserved, with a peaceful oasis of green space sandwiched between commercial and residential areas.

The site was the home of an important Chelmsford chief towards the end of the Bronze Age (~850BC) while being part of a Stonehenge-like ritual landscape which included a mortuary enclosure, Neolithic enclosure and nationally-important cursus monument, all now lost. There are also archaeological pits left from the excavation of the adjacent Anglo-Saxon cemetery.

Pastscape: http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=879402&resourceID=19191

The Neolithic and Bronze Age Enclosures at Springfield Lyons, Essex: Excavations 1981–1991, East Anglian Archaeology 149
archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1140647
or
eaareports.org.uk/publication/report149/

Note: Tours of Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure 9/10th, 16/17th September as part of the forthcoming Heritage Open Days
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Springfield Lyons Enclosure
Springfield Lyons Enclosure submitted by Dodomad : The ditch is full of water! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Springfield Lyons Enclosure
Springfield Lyons Enclosure submitted by Dodomad : The on site information board. Photo credit Kate Burton (@ariadnemaze on Twitter) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Springfield Lyons Enclosure
Springfield Lyons Enclosure submitted by Dodomad : There is a Bronze Age circular enclosure tucked away in a residential area in Chelmsford called Springfield Lyons Site. Appropriately, it was likely a place where people once lived 2,800 years ago. Photo credit Kate Burton (@ariadnemaze on Twitter) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TL7307 : Suburban Footpath by Glyn Baker
by Glyn Baker
©2017(licence)
TL7308 : That's not the way out! by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
©2011(licence)
TL7307 : Barlow's Reach by Glyn Baker
by Glyn Baker
©2017(licence)
TL7308 : Footbridge on Public Footpath, Springfield, Chelmsford by Roger Jones
by Roger Jones
©2018(licence)
TL7307 : Houses in Abell Way, Chancellor Park, Chelmsford by John Brightley
by John Brightley
©2010(licence)

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Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure Tours 9/10th, 16/17th September 2023 by Andy B on Tuesday, 05 September 2023
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Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure Tours 9/10th, 16/17th September 2023

North-East corner of Chelmer Village Way, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5AR

Saturday 9 September: 1100, 1200, 1300 & 1500
Sunday 10 September: 1100, 1200, 1300 & 1500
Saturday 16 September: 1100, 1200, 1300 & 1500
Sunday 17 September: 1100, 1200, 1300 & 1500 Places for this weekend mostly all taken but 16/17th available.

Pre-booking: Required
Go to: http://www.chelmsfordhod.co.uk/
Booking opens: 11 July 2023 18:00
Booking closes: 8 September 2023 18:00

More details: http://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/springfield-lyons-bronze-age-enclosure-tour-what.exact.blues
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