the history of Leyton and Leytonstone
from . dot to … dots – with plenty of spaces
The Bronze Age (continued)
It is possible that the alignment of later roads, parish boundaries and field edges
between the Walthamstow side of Leyton and the Fillebrook stream reflected a field
system laid out in the Bronze Age. Co-axial field systems covering a large area
can be that old 2 - but see the sections of this website on Roman and medieval Leyton.
2 Be Your Own Landscape Detective, Investigating Where You Are, by Richard Muir