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Survivors on the route from Chelmsford to Halstead and Sudbury. Includes the route from Gosfield to the Hedinghams and Bulmer Tye. |
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This split route from
Chelmsford across the Essex/Suffolk border at Sudbury is thin on the
ground with surviving milestones south of Halstead and the Hedinghams..
Images by Sue Adams [SA] and John V Nicholls [JVN]
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Chelmsford, Braintree, Halstead to Sudbury (Suffolk). |
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Little Waltham [JVN] NGR: TL 7200 1561 |
Although road improvements in the area (Great Leighs by-pass) missed the site of this stone by 100 metres it will have to be monitored closely if further proposed road widening takes place. | 
Great Leighs [JVN] NGR: TL 7266 1696 |
Probably to the
same design as the Little Waltham stone. Largely sunken with only
14cms left showing above ground level. LONDON is clearly
discernible and the known miles hidden underground should be 36.
It is hoped to raise and reposition the stone in 2003 once appropriate
red tape has been cut.
June 2003. An exploratory excavation was made to a depth of a little over a foot that revealed further inscriptions. Click on thumbnail for images. |
Bocking [JVN] NGR: TL 7875 2773 |
Grade II listed. When listed it had a stone behind. However, this is no longer there. The legend on the slope face reads: T FIRMIN / BUILDER / GREENSTEAD / GREEN / HALSTEAD ESSEX. | 
Great Maplestead [JVN] NGR: TL 8310 3355 |
Painted white by persons unknown in 2002. |
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Bulmer Tye [JVN] NGR: TL 8472 3786 |
Rediscovered 22 February 2002. | 
Bulmer Tye [SA] NGR: TL 8510 3900 |
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Through Gosfield, the Hedinghams to Wickham St. Paul. |
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Gosfield NGR: TL 7841 3133 |
Sible Hedingham [JVN] NGR: TL |
This is a repeat image also included on the Colchester to Haverhill route where it belongs. | |
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Castle Hedingham [JVN] NGR: TL 7861 3555 |
Castle Hedingham [JVN] NGR: TL 7996 3627 |
This stone has been re-erected. New
photo below.
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Gestingthorpe [SA] NGR: TL 8146 3665 |
Wickham St Paul [SA] NGR: TL 8250 3745 |
This stone has sunken completely below surface ground level and was not found late 2002. | |
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into Suffolk and on to Sudbury.
The two stones shown below are in Suffolk but are included as they belong to the route. Ballingdon was formally in Essex. |
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Ballingdon Hill [JVN] NGR: TL 8616 4025 |
Sudbury [JVN] NGR: TL 8718 4125 |
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