UPHALL, NEAR BARKING, ESSEX. 1 33; 



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, 

 17203 Salmon's "History of Essex," 1740;- "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. ISluilman), 1771 ; vol. iv., p. 

 271, evidently copied from Morant. 



Again in the additions by Richard Gough, E.S A. and F.R.S. 

 1789,10 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. Lelhieullier's niece, Mary, the only daughter of his late brollier Charles, who 

 inherited her uncle's estates at Aldersbrook and elsewhere. This MSS. and ulhers 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, Froni this source, 

 through Lyson's, we possess information of places in the Hundred of Beccntree which is of the 

 utmost value and inlerest. The remainder is now entirely lost. 



